Branch Way
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| Branch Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Lincoln Place |
| Origin of name | Perhaps because the northern segment branches off Halchess Street |
| Poplar Alley (until 1930) | |
| Portion | From Mohrbach Street to Fredanna Street |
| Branch Alley (until 1930) | |
| Portion | Off Halchess Street near McBride Avenue |
| Origin of name | Perhaps because it branches off the street |
Branch Way has two segments. The southern segment, from Mohrbach Street to Fredanna Street, was laid out as Poplar Alley in 1899.[1] The northern segment, which meets Halchess Street at an angle near McBride Avenue, was laid out as Branch Alley in 1925,[2] perhaps referring to the way the alley branches off the street.
Lincoln Place was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1929.[3] The following year, a Pittsburgh city ordinance changed both Branch Alley and Poplar Alley to Branch Way.[4]
References
- ↑ "McElhinny plan of lots laid out for McElhinny heirs: Situated in Mifflin Township Allegheny Co. Pa." Laid out Jan. 1899; recorded Apr. 26, 1900, Plan Book 17, p. 198. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781543. [view source] mcelhinny-plan
- ↑ "Parkview plan of lots: Situate in Mifflin Township, Allegheny Co. Pa.: Laid out by Charles & Fred C. Degenkolb." Laid out Apr. 1925; recorded May 22, 1925, Plan Book 31, pp. 36–37. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3783720. [view source] parkview-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City Ordinance 58." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-ordinance-58/. [view source] lgeo-lincoln-place-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, roads, alleys and ways in the 31st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly a portion of Mifflin Township)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1930, no. 100. Passed Mar. 24, 1930; approved Mar. 31, 1930. Ordinance Book 42, p. 388. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1930, appendix, pp. 139–141, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1930). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr. 7, 1930, p. 27 (Newspapers.com 88824970), and Apr. 8, p. 31 (Newspapers.com 88825039). [view source] ordinance-1930-100
