Zurich Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Zurich Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Northview Heights |
| Fate | Vacated in 1958 |
| Simon Avenue (until 1934) | |
| Origin of name | Simon Simon |
This street formerly ran east–west to the south of what is today the eastern end of Hazlett Street.[1]
It was laid out as Simon Avenue in 1913 in a plan of lots by Simon Simon and Joseph Guckert, Jr.[2]
The eastern half of Northview Heights was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1931.[3] In 1934, a city ordinance renamed streets here to fix duplicates; in order to prevent confusion with Simen Avenue in Brighton Heights, Simon Avenue was changed to Zurich Street.[4]
Zurich Street was vacated in 1958.[5]
To the best of my knowledge, Zurich is the alphabetically last street name Pittsburgh has ever had. Today the alphabetically last street in Pittsburgh is either Zulu Way in Lower Lawrenceville or Zulema Street in Central Oakland.
References
- ↑ Alexander Gross. Pittsburgh and Vicinity: Featuring transit lines and house numbers. Geographia Map Co. Inc., New York, 1953. Published with Alexander Gross, The Complete Street Guide to Pittsburgh and 16 Nearby Suburbs: With large map of Pittsburgh and suburbs; streets, house numbers, transportation lines, places of interest, churches, etc., etc., Geographia Map Co. Inc., New York, 1953 (DonsList.net PghStreets1953M). A slightly different version entitled The Premier Map of Pittsburgh and Vicinity is reproduced in Sam Stephenson, ed., Dream Street: W. Eugene Smith's Pittsburgh Project, pp. 22–23, University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 2023, ISBN 978-0-226-82483-3 (LCCN 2022055151). [view source] gross-map
- ↑ "Plan showing subdivision of property of Simon Simon & Joseph Guckert, Jr. in Reserve Township Allegheny Co. Pa." Laid out Nov. 13, 1913; recorded Mar. 27, 1914, Plan Book 26, p. 93. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3783017. [view source] simon-guckert-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City Ordinance 147." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-ordinance-147/. [view source] lgeo-northview-heights-east-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues and streets in the Twenty-sixth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly a portion of Reserve Township)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1934, no. 9. Passed Jan. 15, 1934; approved Jan. 19, 1934. Ordinance Book 45, p. 517. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1934, appendix, pp. 4–5, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1934 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1934). [view source] ordinance-1934-9
- ↑ "An ordinance vacating Altheim Street from the easterly line of Mainland Street to the westerly line of the Summer Hill Plan; Arens Street from Zurich Street to Duro Way; Arens Street and Arens Way from Langsdale Street to Altheim Street; Chicago Street from Mainland Street to the extension of the westerly line of Lot No. 1 in the William Hazlett Plan; Duro Way from the easterly ine [sic] of Mainand [sic] Street to a ine [sic] 80.0 feet west of Arens Street; Gilchrist Street and Gilchrist Way from Essen Street to Duro Way; Hazlett Street from Arens Street to Mainland Street; Hazlett Street from Mainland Street to Banks Street; Irence Street from Altheim Street to the southerly terminus; Lamar Street from Gilchrist Street and Gilchrist Way to a line 173.40 feet eastwardly from the easterly line of Gilchrist Way; Lamar Street from Williams Road to its terminus at the line of Reserve Township; Langsdale Street from the westerly line of Arens Street to the easterly line of Newview Street; Mainland Street from the southerly line of Duro Way to the extension of the easterly line of Lot No. 65 in the William Hazlett Plan; Mainland Street from the extension of the easterly line of Lot No. 64 in the William Hazlett Plan to the northerly line of Altheim Street; Moschell Street from Essen Street to Maguire Street; Newview Street from the southerly line of Langsdale Street to Mainland Street; Ode Street from Mainland Street to Irence Street; Penfort Street from Elmerton Street to Newview Street; Stadt Street from Mainland Street to the west line of the Summer Hill Plan; Swindell Street from Gilchrist Street to its easterly terminus; Unnamed 25-foot Street from Moschell Street to Maguire tSreet [sic]; Zurich Street from Arens Street to Mainland Street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1958, no. 215. Passed May 19, 1958; approved May 20, 1958. Ordinance Book 62, p. 24. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1958, appendix, pp. 266–267, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1958). [view source] ordinance-1958-215
