Younger Avenue
The northernmost part of modern Younger Avenue, from the sharp left curve northeast of Roseanne Avenue to Chappel Avenue, was laid out as Union Avenue in 1881 in a plan of lots for George S. Carnahan.[1][2] Banksville was part of Union Township at the time; the avenue may have been named for the township.
The remainder of the street was laid out in 1895 in Georgie W. Carnahan's plan of lots, though that plan did not give it a name.[3][4]
A 1910 Union Township ordinance named this unnamed street Younger Avenue.[5] This was the name of one of the original families of Banksville.[6]
The same ordinance changed Union Avenue to Weir Avenue, though the ordinance claimed this street had previously been unnamed.[5]
Weir Avenue was made part of Younger Avenue by another Union Township ordinance in 1920.[7]
Union Township was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1928.[8] A month later, a Pittsburgh city ordinance claimed to make Union Avenue part of Younger Avenue.[9] As a consequence of the earlier Union Township ordinances, this probably had no effect other than to end possible confusion about the avenue name.
See also
- Union Avenue, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situated in Union Township, Allegheny Co, Pa. laid out for Geo. S. Carnahan." Laid out Mar. 16, 1881; recorded Apr. 25, 1883, Plan Book 6, p. 312. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779563. [view source] geo-s-carnahan-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Vicinity of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, plate 23. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1886. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1886-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; included in the 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1886
- ↑ "Mrs. Georgie W. Carnahan plan of lots: Banksville Allegheny Co. Pa." Laid out Oct. 1895; recorded May 17, 1902, Plan Book 19, p. 105. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781861. [view source] georgie-w-carnahan-plan
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, plate 15. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1905. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1905-plat-book-southern-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1905
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues and streets in the Township of Union, Pa." Union Township ordinance, no. 35. Enacted May 9, 1910. In ordinance book of Union Township, 1900–1913, p. 27 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_361f2943-ad0c-44c2-a705-1a71a3dccad9/). [view source] ordinance-1910-35
- ↑ Edmond Gaudelli. Banksville: A Pittsburgh Neighborhood. 2022, ISBN 9798841655114. [view source] gaudelli
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues and streets in the Township of Union, Allegheny County, Pa." Union township ordinance, 1920, no. 71. Enacted Mar. 2, 1920. In ordinance book of Union Township, 1912–1927, p. 120 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_67877691-f1a0-44ae-9f8b-d0836e5eb55e/). [view source] ordinance-1920-71
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Union Township–Pittsburgh City 1928 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/union-township-pittsburgh-city-1928-merger/. [view source] lgeo-banksville-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes, alleys and ways in the Twentieth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly Union Township)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1928, no. 35. Passed Feb. 6, 1928; approved Feb. 8, 1928. Ordinance Book 39, p. 483. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1928, appendix, pp. 43–44, Smith Bros. Co. Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books PwGkOIBtAccC; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819810; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1928). [view source] ordinance-1928-35
