McKee Place
From Pittsburgh Streets
| McKee Place | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Oakland |
| Origin of name | Samuel McKee |
McKee Place runs through the center of what was once the land of Samuel McKee.[1][2] The street was dedicated in 1885[3] and was authorized to be opened in 1890.[4] It appears that the residents of the street became impatient waiting for the city to grade, pave, and curb the street and install a sewer, so they did it themselves, and the city accepted the improved street and declared it to be a "public highway" in 1894.[5]
The 1889 Hopkins atlas labels it McKee Street,[6] but this seems to be an error.
The portion of Ward Street south of Zulema Street was made part of McKee Place by a city ordinance in 1889,[7] but this was reversed three years later.[8]
See also
- McKee Street, for other streets that have been named McKee
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "Dedication of M'Kee place, Fourteenth ward." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1885, no. 123. Approved Feb. 23, 1885. Ordinance Book 4, p. 565. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1884, p. 261, J. P. Devine, Pittsburgh, 1884–1885 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1884) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1884, p. 231, J. P. Devine, Pittsburgh, 1884–1885 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1884). [view source] ordinance-1885-123
- ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the opening of McKee Place from Forbes street to Ward street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1890, no. 188. Passed Dec. 30, 1889; approved Jan. 6, 1890. Ordinance Book 7, p. 226. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1889–90, p. 294, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1889–1890 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordselect1889) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1889–90, p. 324, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1889–1890 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordcommon1889). [view source] ordinance-1890-188
- ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of McKee place, from Forbes street to Bates street, and the improvements therein, and declaring the same to be a public highway of the city." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1894, no. 496. Passed Mar. 22, 1894; approved Mar. 24, 1894. Ordinance Book 9, p. 478. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1893–4, appendix, p. 170, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1893–1894 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1893). [view source] ordinance-1894-496
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 2, plates 17–18. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1889. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1889-volume-2-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1889-vol-2
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Ward street to McKee Place from McKee Place to Wakefield street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1889, no. 180. Passed Dec. 9, 1889; approved Dec. 11, 1889. Ordinance Book 7, p. 219. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1889–90, pp. 291–292, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1889–1890 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordselect1889) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1889–90, pp. 321–322, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1889–1890 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordcommon1889). [view source] ordinance-1889-180
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of 'McKee place,' between Zulema street and Wakefield street, to 'Ward street.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1892, no. 319. Passed Dec. 1, 1892; approved Dec. 3, 1892. Ordinance Book 8, p. 538. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1892–3, appendix, p. 100, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1892–1893 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1892). [view source] ordinance-1892-319
