Notes:Hamburg Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
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There is still a rule that in changing the name of a street the initial letter of the former name must be retained, hence recently we have Grant avenue, N. S., changed to Galveston, Madison avenue changed to Milwaukee, etc.
Why the rule?
In 1887 we find the same rule and an instance in Haudenscheld-Oberhelman, Thirty-fifth ward. This has a Teutonic look and is well extended. To retain the initial and maintain a real German appearance, the name was changed and it may be noted, abbreviated to Hamburg.
Can it be doubted that some astute city father succeeded in convincing the committee or party doing the naming that there was much "at stake" in this instance?
