Notes:Roslyn Way

From Pittsburgh Streets

Source:Diffenbacher-1881: No mention of Relief Alley or Roslyn Alley.

Source:Ordinance-1881-33: "Relief alley, from Cherry alley to Scrip alley Third ward. ¶ . . . ¶ Roslyn alley, from Meadow street to Sago alley, formerly Relief alley, Twenty-first ward."

Source:Diffenbacher-1882

  • In "Old and New Names of Streets lately changed"): "Relief ay, 21st wd, now Roslyn ay."
  • p. 45: "Relief ay., from Cherry ay. to Scrip ay., 3d ward."
  • Roslyn Alley would be on p. 46, missing from Historic Pittsburgh scan.

Source:Diffenbacher-1883

  • p. 45: "Relief ay., from Cherry ay. to Scrip ay., 3d ward."
  • p. 46: "Roslyn ay., from Meadow to Sago ay., formerly Relief ay., 21st ward."

Source:Diffenbacher-1890, p. 43: "'Relief ay., from Cherry ay. to Scrip ay., 3d ward. ¶ . . . ¶ Rosslyn [sic] ay., from Meadow to Sago ay., 21st ward."

Source:Diffenbacher-1897, p. 44: "'Relief ay., from Cherry ay. to Scrip ay., 3d ward. ¶ . . . ¶ Roslyn ay., from Meadow to Sago ay., 21st ward."

Source:Polk-1898

  • p. 58: "O13—RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d ward."
  • p. 59: "J31—ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 21st ward."

Source:Polk-1900

  • p. 60: "RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d ward—O13."
  • p. 61: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 21st ward—J31."

Source:Polk-1902

  • p. 81: "RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d ward—O13."
  • p. 82: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 21st ward—J31."

Source:Polk-1903

  • p. 90: "RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d wd—O13."
  • p. 91: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 21st wd—J31."

Source:Polk-1904

  • p. 90: "RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d wd—O13."
  • p. 91: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 21st wd—J31."

Source:Polk-1905, p. 68: "RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d wd—I8." No mention of Roslyn Alley.

Source:Polk-1906, p. 66: "RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d ward—I8." No mention of Roslyn Alley.

Source:Polk-1907, p. 59: "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 21st ward—Q5. ¶ RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d ward—I8." No mention of Roslyn Alley.

Source:Polk-1908

  • p. 61: "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 21st ward—Q5. ¶ RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d ward—I8."
  • p. 62: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 21st ward."

Source:Polk-1909

  • p. 60-68 (this is a single page): "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 21st ward—Q5. ¶ RELIEF AY, from Cherry ay to Scrip ay, 3d ward—I8."
  • p. 69: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 21st ward."

Source:Ordinance-1910-715: "Relief ay., from Columbus av. to Kirkbride, old 2d wd., changed to Riffle ay., 25th wd. ¶ Relief ay., from Cherry way to Scrip ay., old 2d wd., changed to Resort ay., 2d wd."

Source:Ordinance-1910-716: "Relief ay., from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ . . . ¶ Resort ay., from Cherry way to Scrip ay., 2d wd., formerly Relief ay. ¶ . . . ¶ Riffle ay., from Columbus av. to Kirkbride, 25th wd., formerly Relief ay. ¶ . . . ¶ Roslyn ay., from Meadow to Sago, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1910

  • p. 63: "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd—Q5. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Resort ay, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Riffle ay, 25th wd."
  • p. 64: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1911

  • p. 55: "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd—Q5. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Resort ay, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Riffle ay, 25th wd."
  • p. 56: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 12th wd."

Polk 1911 map: https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/56418. Roslyn Alley is drawn but not labeled. There is nothing else that could be the phantom Relief Alley.

Source:Polk-1912

  • p. 56: "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd—Q5. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Resort ay, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Riffle ay, 25th wd."
  • p. 57: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 12th wd—Q5."

Source:Polk-1913

  • p. 56: "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd—Q5. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Resort ay, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Riffle ay, 25th wd."
  • p. 57: "ROSLYN AY, from Meadow to Sago ay, 12th wd—Q5."

Source:Polk-1914

  • p. 77: "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Resort ay, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Riffle ay, 25th wd."
  • p. 79: "ROSLYN AY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago ay, 12th wd."

Source:Lewis-1915

  • p. 99: "12 Relief ay. Carver to Meadow. 82."
  • p. 102: "12 Roslyn ay. Meadow to Sago. 82."

Source:Polk-1915

  • p. 77: "RELIEF AY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Resort ay, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Riffle ay, 25th wd."
  • p. 79: "ROSLYN AY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago ay, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1916

  • p. 95: "RELIEF WAY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Resort way, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF AY, now Riffle way, 25th wd."
  • p. 97: "ROSLYN WAY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago way, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1917

  • p. 96: "RELIEF WAY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ RELIEF ALLEY, now Resort way, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF ALLEY, now Riffle way, 25th wd."
  • p. 97: "ROSLYN WAY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago way, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1918

  • p. 95: "RELIEF WAY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ RELIEF ALLEY, now Resort way, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF ALLEY, now Riffle way, 25th wd."
  • p. 97: "ROSLYN WAY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago way, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1919

  • p. 98: "RELIEF WAY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ RELIEF ALLEY, now Resort way, 2d wd. ¶ RELIEF ALLEY, now Riffle way, 25th wd."
  • p. 99: "ROSLYN WAY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago way, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1920

  • p. 95: "RELIEF WAY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd."
  • p. 97: "ROSLYN WAY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago way, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1921

  • p. 97: "RELIEF WAY, from Carver to Meadow, 12th wd."
  • p. 99: "ROSLYN WAY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago way, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1922

  • p. 60:

CARVER, from 248 St Andrews to 415 Lincoln av, 12th wd.

25 Lenora.
49 Indiana way.
100 Larimer av.
111 Braden way.
146 Ashley.
200 Paulson av.
300 Lowell.
211 Sago way
Lincoln av
  • p. 61: Chinn Way is not listed.
  • p. 92:

MEADOW, from 6300 Stanton av to 501 Finley, 11th and 12th wds.

5913 Relief way.
St Marie.
Meadow St Bridge.
Burpee.
Wall.
2 Lenora.
11 McDonald.
6248 Indiana way.
100 Larimer av.
112 Braden way.
146 Ashley.
6400 Paulson av.
219 Winfield.
225 Victor way.
6500 Lowell.
6507 Xenia way.
6514 Roslyn way.
6525 Turrett.
6600 Lincoln av.
6613 Tripod way.
Finley.

Badly numbered.

  • p. 104: "RELIEF ALLEY, now Riffle way, 25th wd. ¶ RELIEF WAY, from Carver to 5913 Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ Partly open."
  • p. 105: "ROSLYN WAY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago way, 12th wd."

Source:Polk-1928

  • p. 101: "RELIEF ALLEY, now Riffle way, 25th wd. ¶ RELIEF WAY, from Carver to 5913 Meadow, 12th wd. ¶ Partly open. ¶ No houses."
  • p. 103: "ROSLYN WAY, from 6514 Meadow to Sago way, 12th wd. ¶ No houses."