Drain Alley
| Drain Alley | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Homewood West |
| Fate | Never opened; last mentioned in 1910 |
This former alley ran from Upland Street to Saxon Way west of Murtland Street. Its location and grade were established by two city ordinances in 1907, which named it Drain Alley:[1][2] it occupied lot no. 322 in the Kedron plan of lots, laid out in 1898.[3] It was listed in a 1910 ordinance that established the names of all thoroughfares in Pittsburgh.[4] After that, it is never mentioned again in the Municipal Record.
It does not appear on any maps of which I am aware. In the 1910 Hopkins atlas, it is just another lot;[5] the 1911 edition says that the lot was owned by A. Vacca.[6] The 1924 edition shows a building built on the lot, so it must not have been in use as an alley.[7] The alley seems never to have been officially opened, so there was no need to officially vacate it; it was just forgotten.
References
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Drain alley, from Upland street to Saxon alley." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1907, no. 81. Passed June 10, 1907; approved June 14, 1907. Ordinance Book 18, p. 418. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1907, appendix, p. 41, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1908 (HathiTrust chi.096598952). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times, June 22, 1907, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 85691304), and June 24, p. 10 (Newspapers.com 85691399). [view source] ordinance-1907-81
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the grade of Drain Alley, from Upland Street to Saxon Alley." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1907, no. 91. Passed June 10, 1907; approved June 14, 1907. Ordinance Book 18, p. 428. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1907, appendix, p. 45, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1908 (HathiTrust chi.096598952). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times, June 21, 1907, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 85691290), June 22, p. 14 (Newspapers.com 85691315), and June 24, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 85691392). [view source] ordinance-1907-91
- ↑ "The Beechwood Improvement Co's. Lt'd. plan of Kedron: 21st Ward Pittsburg Pa." Laid out Oct. 1898; recorded Nov. 3, 1898, Plan Book 17, pp. 12–15. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781388. [view source] kedron-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-716
- ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 14. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1910
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 30. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1911. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1911-volume-3-plat-book-pittsburgh. [view source] hopkins-1911-vol-3
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 30. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1924. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1924-volume-3-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1923 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1924-vol-3
