Eben Street (Breining to Shire)
March 27, 1950

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking up Eben Street from the intersection with Breining Street. The homes to the right
are 1500, 1506 and 1516 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking down towards the intersection with Breining Street. The white home is 1440 Breining Street,
and the brick home is 1525 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Two-car garage next to the home at 1529 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
1516 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking up towards Merrick Avenue from 1516 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking down Eben Street towards Breining Street From near Merrick Avenue.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
The corner building has two addresses, 1530 Merrick Avenue and 1532 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking down Eben Street from the Merrick Avenue intersection in the direction of Shire Place.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking towards the Shire Place intersection from 1612 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking towards Merrick Avenue from 1540 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking towards Merrick Avenue from 1613 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
Looking towards Merrick Avenue from 1615 Eben Street.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
From 1548 Eben Street and the intersection with Shire Place, looking down the
Eben Extension into the new and developing housing plan
known as Ebenshire Village.

 

Eben Street - March 1950
The intersection of Eben Street and Shire Place, looking in the direction of Merrick Avenue.
Until 1947, Eben and Shire Place was the border between Pittsburgh and Baldwin Township.

* Photos from the Pittsburgh City Online Archive *




Photos of the Eben Street Extension
Ebenshire Village Development - 1949/1950

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph - 11/24/1949
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph advertisement - November 24, 1949.

 

Eben Street at the intersection
with Harcor Street in 1950.
Looking down Eben Street towards at the intersection with Harcor Drive.

 

Eben Street - 1950
These are the new homes at 1640 and 1636 Eben Street, both built in 1950.

 

Eben Street - 1950
Eben Street from the home at 1640 looking towards the intersection with Creedmoor Place.

 

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph - 09/10/1950
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph advertisement - September 10, 1950.

* New home construction photos provided by Karen Brovy *

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