Oglethorpe Avenue

From Pittsburgh Streets
Oglethorpe Avenue
Neighborhood Stanton Heights

Oglethorpe Avenue was laid out in 1919 in the City Gardens plan[1] and was officially accepted by a Pittsburgh city ordinance later that year.[2]

References

  1. "Plan of City Gardens: Situate in 10th Ward, City of Pittsburgh Pa.: Made for Pittsburgh City Garden Co." Laid out July 1919; recorded Jan. 5, 1920, Plan Book 28, pp. 113–115. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3783356. [view source]city-gardens-plan
  2. "An ordinance approving plans of City Garden, in the Tenth ward, laid out by the Pittsburgh City Garden Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation, accepting the dedication of Antoinette street, Alcock way, Camelia street, Downlook avenue, Drive street, Drive way, Fence way, Garage way, Oglethorpe avenue, Oldani street, Premier street and Woodbine street, as shown thereon, for public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same and establishing the grades thereon." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1919, no. 410. Passed Dec. 15, 1919; approved Dec. 18, 1919. Ordinance Book 30, p. 641. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1919, pp. 299–300, Eureka Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1919). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Dec. 26, 1919, p. 10 (Newspapers.com 87200686), and Dec. 27, p. 13 (Newspapers.com 86503337). [view source]ordinance-1919-410