Penn Circle
From Pittsburgh Streets
Penn Circle was created in 1968 as part of the urban redevelopment plan in East Liberty.[1][2] It consisted of four segments:
- Penn Circle North, formerly parts of Rural Street and Station Street and today part of Station Street;
- Penn Circle West, formerly and today part of Euclid Avenue;
- Penn Circle South, formerly and today part of Centre Avenue; and
- Penn Circle East, formerly part of Collins Street and today part of Centre Avenue.
Penn Circle was abolished in 2013.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Rural Street, between North Euclid Avenue and North Highland Avenue, to Penn Circle North; Station Street, between North Highland Avenue and Collins Street, to Penn Circle North; North Euclid Avenue, between Center Avenue and Rural Street, to Penn Circle West; Center Avenue, between North Euclid Avenue and Penn Avenue, to Penn Circle South; Collins Avenue, between Penn Avenue and Station Street, to Penn Circle East; all in the Eighth and Eleventh Wards of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1968, no. 187. Passed Apr. 15, 1968; approved Apr. 22, 1968. Ordinance Book 69, p. 540. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1968, appendix, p. 120, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1968). [view source] ordinance-1968-187
- ↑ "East Liberty opens 'loop road' Monday: Portion of Highland Ave. to be closed with Penn Ave. in business district next." Pittsburgh Press, Apr. 19, 1968, p. 2. Newspapers.com 148899419. [view source] loop-road
- ↑ Moriah Balingit. "Council to rename Penn Circle." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 25, 2013, pp. B-1, B-5. Newspapers.com 96439442, 96439449; https://www.post-gazette.com/local/2013/11/25/Pittsburgh-City-Council-to-consider-Penn-Circle-street-name-changes/stories/201311250149. [view source] balingit
- ↑ "Resolution changing the names of various streets in the East Liberty neighborhood as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The names of Penn Circle North, Penn Circle South, Penn Circle East, Penn Circle West, and a portion of Collins Street shall be renamed in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing." Pittsburgh city resolution, 2013, no. 788. Passed Dec. 10, 2013; effective Dec. 11, 2013. https://pittsburgh.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1524579&GUID=698A7448-BB8B-4AEF-8A45-AA2A09A0DAC7. [view source] resolution-2013-788
