Tacoma Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Tacoma Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Homewood South |
| Origin of name | Tacoma, Washington |
| McKee Street (until ca. 1897) | |
| Origin of name | Elizabeth McKee |
This street appears in the 1895 Hopkins atlas as McKee Street, named for Elizabeth McKee, the former owner of the land through which the street runs.[1] Its location was established by an ordinance in 1897, which named it Tacoma Street.[2][3] Presumably the name was changed to avoid confusion with McKee Place in Oakland. The name Tacoma Street was officially established by a city ordinance in 1910.[4] Bob Regan includes "Tacoma" in a list of streets named for cities.[5]
See also
- McKee Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Eastern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, Penna., plate 2. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1895. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1895-plat-book-eastern-Pittsburgh. [view source] hopkins-1895
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Tacoma street, from Rosedale street to the west line of estate of Mrs. Elizabeth McKee." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1897, no. 59. Passed May 31, 1897; approved June 4, 1897. Ordinance Book 11, p. 410. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1897–98, appendix, pp. 19–20, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1898 (Google Books Jr1EAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599005; Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordcommon1897). [view source] ordinance-1897-59
- ↑ The Blue Book Map of Pittsburg, Allegheny and Environs for 1902. Élite Publishing Co., Pittsburgh, 1902. Historic Pittsburgh DARMAP0805, DARMAP0806. [view source] blue-book-map
- ↑ "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
- ↑ 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
