South Main Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
Not to be confused with Main Street.
| South Main Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Duquesne Heights, Elliott, West End |
| Origin of name | Refinement of earlier name Main Street |
| Main Street (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Main street of Temperance Village |
This street was laid out as Main Street in 1839 in the plan of Temperance Village,[1] which later became known as Temperanceville.[2][3] The Borough of Temperanceville was created in 1859[4] and was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1872, along with other South Side boroughs.[5]
After the annexation, the name Main Street conflicted with Main Street in Bloomfield and Lawrenceville. In 1873, an ordinance to fix duplicate street names was presented; it would have renamed this street Mackinaw Street.[6][7][8] However, this ordinance was never enacted, and for the next eight years Pittsburgh continued to have two Main Streets. The one in old Temperanceville was called "Main Street, South Side." Finally, in 1881, the name South Main Street was officially established to fix the duplication.[9] See South First Street for more about the process of deduplicating street names after the annexation of the South Side.
See also
- Main Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of 'Temperance Village': Situated on both sides of the Steubenville Turnpike Road and on the northern side of the Washington Turnpike Road near the Ohio River: Laid off for John B. Warden & John Alexander." Laid out June 1839 and May 1847; recorded June 30, 1847, Plan Book 1, pp. 120–121. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778219. [view source] temperance-village-plan
- ↑ Isaac Harris. Harris' Business Directory of the Cities of Pittsburgh & Allegheny: And also, of the boroughs of Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Manchester, Sharpsburg, and the towns of Temperanceville, Riceville, Oakland, Minersville, East Liberty, Stewartstown, Wilkinsburgh, M'Keesport, Elizabethtown, &c.: With a brief notice of the police, city, borough, state and United States officers—the courts and public offices,—the manufacturers—the mechanics—hotels,—boarding houses—seminaries—colleges—academies—schools, &c. &c.: The churches and ministers of the various denominations—the Sabbath schools and various religious, benevolent and literary societies—our banks, insurance offices—commercial and steam boat business of Elizabethtown, Freedom & Pittsburgh, the important coal trade of M'Keesport, Pittsburgh, &c. and the cards & correct addresses of our principal merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, attornies at law, professional gentlemen and business community, with an index at the end of the volume. A. A. Anderson, Pittsburgh, 1944. DonsList.net PGH_ALLEGH1844_BDM; Historic Pittsburgh 00z989983m; Internet Archive harrisbusinessdi00harr. [view source] harris-1844
- ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269. [view source] mcgowin-1852
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Temperanceville Borough 1859 Creation." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/temperanceville-borough-1859-creation/. [view source] lgeo-temperanceville-creation
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City 1872 Borough Mergers." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-1872-borough-mergers/. [view source] lgeo-south-side-annexation
- ↑ 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. V, p. 129. Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1873. Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1872. [view source] municipal-record-1873
- ↑ "Street nomenclature: The changes proposed by the committee." Pittsburgh Commercial, Dec. 30, 1873, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 85549642. [view source] street-nomenclature
- ↑ "Notice—the following ordinances relative to Street Improvements is [sic] published for information, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of an Act of Assembly, entitled 'a further Supplement to an act entitled an act concerning Streets and Sewers in the City of Pittsburgh,' approved March 20th, 1873." Pittsburgh Gazette, Jan. 5, 1874, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 86344686. [view source] ordinances-relative-to-street-improvements
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
