Willow Street
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See also Whitfield Street, which was originally named Willow Street.
| Willow Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | Probably the willow tree |
| Washington Street (until 1868) | |
| Origin of name | George Washington |
This street appears as Washington Street in the 1852 map of R. E. McGowin.[1] It was renamed Willow Street in 1868.[2] (The eastern part of Washington Street was renamed Hatfield Street by the same ordinance.)[2]
See also
- Washington Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "An ordinance changing the names of streets." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1868. Passed Aug. 31, 1868. In The Municipal Record: Containing the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh: 1868, Pittsburgh Daily Commercial, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1868_20200904_2014). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette, Sept. 2, 1868, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 86347563), Sept. 3, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 86347623), and Sept. 4, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 86347714). [view source] ordinance-1868-name-changes
