Reynolds Street
| Reynolds Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Point Breeze |
| Origin of name | John F. Reynolds |
Reynolds Street is named for John F. Reynolds (1820–1863), Union general in the Civil War.[1][2]
The street was laid out and named about 1874. An 1868 plan subdividing the Woodrow Farm shows an unnamed 40-foot street in the approximate location of modern Reynolds Street from about Lexington Avenue to about Dunfermline Street,[3] and this unnamed street is also shown in the 1872 Hopkins atlas.[4] An updated plan of lot no. 1 in the Woodrow Farm plan, surveyed in March 1874, shows Reynolds Street at its intersection with Homewood Avenue.[5] A lot on "Reynolds' avenue" was sold on May 30, 1874.[6][7] A city ordinance establishing the grade of Linden Avenue from Penn Avenue to Reynolds Street was passed in Common Council on September 28, 1874,[8]:82 though in the annual report of the Survey Committee delivered at the end of the year, it was described as "Linden avenue from Penn avenue to ⸻ street,"[8]:118 which suggests that Reynolds Street may not have been named yet when this survey had been made.
The name of the street was officially established as Reynolds Street by an ordinance in 1881.[9] It is shown in the 1882 Hopkins atlas (incorrectly labeled "Reynolds Ave."), along with the lots from the Woodrow Farm plan, which demonstrates that Reynolds Street did not exactly follow the line of the old unnamed street.[10]
References
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Names recall Civil War heroes: Soldiers of national and local fame well commemorated in Pittsburgh: Battles also live." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, May 30, 1915, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85758872. [view source] fleming-civil-war
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Streets named for heroes of war: Nearness of Memorial Day brings thoughts of events of the Sixties: Well known leaders." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, May 28, 1916, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85468043. [view source] fleming-heroes
- ↑ "Plan of the subdivision of the Woodrow Farm: Situated near the Homewood Station P. R. R.: Surveyed and laid out for J. M. Taylor and Jos. Irwin Esq'r's." Laid out Aug. 1868; recorded Jan. 20, 1869, Plan Book 3, p. 286. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778722. [view source] woodrow-farm-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 67. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ "Plan of Lot № One in Woodrow Farm showing the location of the city streets." Laid out Mar. 1874; recorded Sept. 20, 1877, Plan Book 6, p. 79. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779378. [view source] woodrow-farm-lot-1-plan
- ↑ "Real estate transfers: Deeds filed for record." Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Nov. 12, 1874, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 86346709. [view source] real-estate-transfers-1874-11-12
- ↑ "Real estate transfers." Pittsburgh Commercial, Dec. 17, 1874, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 85640395. [view source] real-estate-transfers-1874-12-17
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Municipal Record: Containing the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, Together with the Ordinances, &c.: With an Index, vol. VII. Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1874. Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1874, pghmunicipalrecord1872. [view source] municipal-record-1874
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 19. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
