St. Patrick Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| St. Patrick Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | South Side Slopes |
| Origin of name | Saint Patrick |
St. Patrick Street appears in the 1890 Hopkins atlas.[1]
It is named for Saint Patrick, a fifth-century missionary and bishop in Ireland, famous as the patron saint of that island.[2] George Swetnam wrote that St. Patrick Street was once in "Irishtown."[3]
References
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 5, plate 9. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-5-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-5
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, pp. 63, 185. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ George Swetnam. "Here in Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh Press, Sept. 29, 1947, p. 15. Newspapers.com 149729673. [view source] swetnam
