Notes:Stratford Avenue

1872-12-23, Common Council (Source:Municipal-record-1872, p. 126): "New Surveys. ¶ Mr. John Fleming presented the report of the Survey Committee. Report received and filed. ¶ Business accompanying the report was disposed of as voted. Profiles of the following streets: . . . , Onyx street, . . . , all of which were approved."

1886-03-01: Source:Ordinance-1885-1886-170 located Onyx Street from Roup to Coral (see 1890 Hopkins atlas).

1890: Source:Hopkins-1890-vol-4, plate 6: "Onyx St." through "Roup Estate."

1890-04-19: "Real estate transactions," Pittsburg Press, [p. 6] (Newspapers.com 141345839): "Brown & Saint sold to Miss Mary E. Marshall lot No. 64 in Mellon's Negley avenue plan, with a frontage of 50 × 116 feet on the west side of Onyx street, situate one square west of Negley avenue, for $2,300. This makes the thirteenth lot sold in this new plan." Also reported in "Financial notes," Pittsburgh Post, 1890-04-19, p. 10 (Newspapers.com 86430174).

1892-01-25: Source:Ordinance-1891-1892-456 located Onyx Street between Penn Avenue and Coral Street.

1892-09-13: Source:Another-acreage-sale: "The paving, and laying of flagstone walks on Stratford avenue, from Penn avenue to Roup street, will be commenced in a few days. The thoroughfare has been extended in width to 50 feet, an extension of 10 feet."

1895-02-25: Ordinance, 1894–1895, no. 321, refers to "Stratford (formerly Onyx) street."

1896-02-28: Source:Ordinance-1895-1896-798 accepted Stratford Avenue between Roup Place and Coral Street.

1900-04-19: Source:Dedication-1900-1901-36 dedicated Stratford Avenue between Penn Avenue and Coral Street.

1910: Source:Ordinance-1909-1910-716: "Stratford av., from Penn av. to Roup av., 8th wd."