Wiggins Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Wiggins Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Polish Hill |
| Wayne Street (until 1925) | |
This street was originally named Wayne Street.
It was renamed Wiggins Street by a city ordinance in 1925.[1] The new name was proposed by the post office, led by Postmaster George W. Gosser, working with City Clerk Robert Clark. They compiled a list of 169 street names to be changed in order to eliminate duplicates among Pittsburgh and its surrounding boroughs and townships.[2][3]
See also
- Wayne Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1925, no. 175. Passed Apr. 20, 1925; approved Apr. 22, 1925. Ordinance Book 36, p. 299. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 27, 1925, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88691643), and Apr. 28, [p. 21] (Newspapers.com 88691689). [view source] ordinance-1925-175
- ↑ "137 streets to get new names: City officials and postal chiefs unite to wipe out duplications: Program tentative." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Jan. 22, 1925, pp. 1, 5. Newspapers.com 86164194, 86164222. [view source] 137-streets
- ↑ "Street name changes made in 150 cases by council: Members balk postal authorities in some designations: Conflict in titles cause." Pittsburgh Post, Jan. 22, 1925, pp. 1, 8. Newspapers.com 88486660, 88486701. [view source] 150-cases
