[PRCo] Re: Arlington/New Arlington

[Derrick Brashear]

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Fonda J Hollenbaugh
<violets13 at comcast.net> wrote:
> This has nothing to do with Josephine Street. At the turn of the last
> century, what is now Arlington Avenue began at the intersection of South
> 18th Street and Brownsville Road at the Pittsburgh/Mt. Oliver line.

Yeah. Where was the other end? 27th and now-Josephine.

http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=maps;entryid=x-20090626-hopkins-0012

In 1916 (revised 1922 and 1928) both had their old names, as well
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/maps/16v06ind.html

By 1932, Brownsville was Arlington (not New Arlington here)
http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=maps;entryid=x-003e1932

And by 1938, old Arlington was Josephine (no earlier map available in
this series)
http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?rgn1=maps_id;op2=And;rgn2=maps_so;c=maps;q1=030*;q2=Topographic;back=back1334624699;size=20;subview=detail;resnum=1;view=entry;lastview=thumbnail;cc=maps;entryid=x-030e1938;viewid=030E1938.TIF

> From the
> intersection of present day Carson Street & Arlington Avenue to the above
> mentioned intersection the street was called Brownsville Road. The Route 49
> Beltzhoover car was known as Route 46 Brownsviile even though it did
> eventually wind up in Beltzhoover. By 1946, the road had been renamed to
> avoid confusion that drivers must have experienced with the right had
> continuation of Brownsville Rd in Mt.Oliver. The street had become New
> Arlington Avenue.

And old Arlington had become (more of) Josephine. I have to assume
this was not a coincidence.
In any case, my only point is "New Arlington" seems related only in
that "old Arlington" also went down the hill
and then no longer did.

-- 
Derrick