Sacramento Avenue
| Sacramento Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Sheraden |
| Origin of name | Probably Sacramento, California |
| Sheraden Avenue (until 1906) | |
| Elwood Avenue (until 1908) | |
| Sacremento Avenue (1910–1990) | |
| Origin of name | Typographical error for Sacramento |
The northwesternmost part of this street (past about Daykin Street) was originally named Sheraden Avenue, while the rest was originally Elwood Avenue.[1][2] In 1906, after Esplen had been annexed into the city of Pittsburgh, Sheraden Avenue was renamed Sacramento Avenue to avoid confusion with Sheridan Avenue in the East End.[3] Elwood Avenue was given the same name in 1908 after the annexation of Sheraden, both to unify the street under one name and to avoid confusion with Elwood Street in Shadyside.[4]
A typographical error in a 1910 ordinance establishing the names of all streets in the city of Pittsburgh caused the street to be officially named Sacremento Avenue,[5] with an E as the fifth letter instead of an A. This mistake apparently went unnoticed for 80 years until the city installed street signs in 1990, at which point residents complained about the misspelling.[6] The spelling was fixed by a City Council resolution that year.[7]
Bob Regan includes "Sacramento" in a list of streets named for cities.[8]
See also
- Sheridan Street, for streets that have had the name Sheridan
References
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, Penna., plate 15. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1896. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1896%E2%80%93plat-book-southern-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1896
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, plate 20. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1905. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1905-plat-book-southern-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1905
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues, streets and alleys in the Fortieth ward of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1906, no. 208. Passed Sept. 10, 1906; approved Sept. 13, 1906. Ordinance Book 18, p. 25. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1906–1907, appendix, pp. 83–84, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1907 (Google Books 2rxEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599013; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1906). [view source] ordinance-1906-208
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues, streets and alleys in the Forty-third ward (formerly the Borough of Sheraden) of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1908, no. 393. Passed July 9, 1908; approved July 13, 1908. Ordinance Book 19, p. 496. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1907–'08–'09, appendix, pp. 210–214, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1909 (Google Books gMBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598897; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1907, Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1907). [view source] ordinance-1908-393
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1910-716
- ↑ Mackenzie Carpenter. "Residents asking, what's our sign?: City streets misspelled or renamed." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 13, 1990, p. 6. Newspapers.com 89975654. [view source] whats-our-sign
- ↑ "Resolution changing the name of Sacremento Avenue from Vienna Street to Strickler Street in the 20th Ward, 2nd District of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city resolution, 1990, no. 1076. Passed Oct. 9, 1990; approved Oct. 16, 1990. In Ordinances and Resolutions of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1990, vol. 124-B, pp. 899–900 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1990volB). [view source] resolution-1990-1076
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 65. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
