Sylvan Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
See also Swinburne Street, which was originally considered part of Sylvan Avenue.
| Sylvan Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Greenfield, Hazelwood |
The name of this street was officially established as Sylvan Avenue Extension by a city ordinance in 1881.[1] It was apparently viewed as an extension of the original Sylvan Avenue, which was renamed Swinburne Street in 1911.[2] However, it seems to have been called simply Sylvan Avenue from the beginning: this is how it is labeled in the 1882 Hopkins atlas.[3] After 1911, when there was no need to distinguish it from the "other" Sylvan Avenue, the use of the name "Sylvan Avenue Extension" ceased entirely.
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain streets, avenues and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1911, no. 558. Passed Feb. 14, 1911; approved Feb. 16, 1911. Ordinance Book 22, p. 498. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1910–1911, appendix, pp. 322–323, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1911 (Google Books 0X0zAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223840; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1910). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Mar. 10, 1911, p. 13 (Newspapers.com 86499788), and Mar. 11, p. 13 (Newspapers.com 86499822). [view source] ordinance-1911-558
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 14. 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
