Farel Alley

From Pittsburgh Streets
Farel Alley
Neighborhood Shadyside
Fate Vacated between 1886 and 1902
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First Alley (until 1881)
Origin of name First alley in Frances A. O'Hara's plan, starting at Fifth Avenue

This former alley ran from a point west of Negley Avenue to a point east of Maryland Avenue, between and parallel to Fifth Avenue and Kentucky Avenue. It was laid out as First Alley in 1870 in a plan of lots for Frances A. O'Hara; it was the first of three numbered alleys in that plan, starting at Fifth Avenue.[1]

In 1881, a Pittsburgh city ordinance established the names of all thoroughfares in Pittsburgh, renaming many of them to fix duplicates. There was no other First Alley in Pittsburgh, but downtown had both First Avenue and First Street, and apparently it was felt that the numbered alleys in Shadyside had to be changed. So First Alley was renamed Farel Alley. (Second Alley became Salem Alley, today Salem Way, and Third Alley became Tulip Alley, today Tulip Way, thus forming one of Pittsburgh's F–S–T sequences.)[2]

From 1886 to 1902, Farel Alley was gradually vacated by a series of ordinances:

  • In 1886 the part of the alley east of O'Hara Street (today Maryland Avenue) was vacated.[3]
  • In 1889 the part between Roup and O'Hara Streets (today Negley and Maryland Avenues) was vacated.[4]
  • In 1896 the part between Negley and Maryland Avenues was vacated again.[5] This seems to have been redundant to the 1889 ordinance.
  • In 1897 the westernmost part of the alley was vacated.[6]
  • Finally, in 1902, the last 99 feet of the alley west of Negley Avenue was vacated.[7]

An ordinance in 1910 that reestablished all the street names in Pittsburgh listed "Farel ay., from Negley av. to prop. line, 8th wd.,"[8] but as a consequence of the above ordinances this alley did not exist by then.

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References

  1. ↑ "Plan of lots situated in the City of Pittsburgh 20th Ward adjoining McFarlands Grove laid out for M. O'Hara at the request of Mrs Frances A. O'Hara." Recorded Apr. 12, 1870, Plan Book 4, pp. 26–27. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778793. [view source] frances-a-ohara-plan
  2. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
  3. ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the vacation of Farel alley from O'Hara street to the western line of property of Home Mission, 20th ward." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1886, no. 151. Passed Dec. 27, 1886; approved Dec. 30, 1886. Ordinance Book 6, p. 65. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1886–7, p. 258, E. S. Giles & Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1886) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1886–7, p. 224, E. S. Giles & Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1886). [view source] ordinance-1886-151
  4. ↑ "An ordinance vacating that part of Farel (formerly First) Alley in the 20th Ward which is situate between Roup and O'Hara streets." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1889, no. 295. Passed Mar. 11, 1889; approved Mar. 18, 1889. Ordinance Book 6, p. 637. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1888–9, p. 351, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1888–1889 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordselect1888) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1888–9, p. 377, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1888–1889 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordcommon1888). [view source] ordinance-1889-295
  5. ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the vacation of Farel alley (formerly First alley) between Maryland avenue and South Negley avenue, in the Twentieth ward, Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1896, no. 193. Passed Nov. 30, 1896; approved Dec. 2, 1896. Ordinance Book 11, p. 257. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1896–97, appendix, p. 62, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1896–1897 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1896). [view source] ordinance-1896-193
  6. ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the vacation of Farel alley from a point 99 feet west of South Negley avenue to the east property line of Mrs. Jennie P. English, in the Twentieth ward, Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1897, no. 51. Passed May 10, 1897; approved May 13, 1897. Ordinance Book 11, p. 404. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1897–98, appendix, p. 17, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1898 (Google Books Jr1EAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599005; Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordcommon1897). [view source] ordinance-1897-51
  7. ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the vacation of Farel alley, from the westerly line of South Negley avenue to a point 99 feet westwardly from said South Negley avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1902, no. 292. Passed Dec. 8, 1902; approved Dec. 12, 1902. Ordinance Book 15, p. 44. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1902–1903, appendix, p. 111, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1903 (HathiTrust chi.096598847; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1902). [view source] ordinance-1902-292
  8. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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-1910-716
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