Ontario Street
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For other streets that have been named Ontario Street, see Ontario Street (disambiguation).
| Ontario Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Marshall-Shadeland |
| Fate | Vacated in 1974 |
| Ohio Avenue (until 1896) | |
| Origin of name | Ohio River |
This street formerly ran south of and parallel to Doerr Street.[1] It was originally named Ohio Avenue and appears in a plan of lots laid out by J. P. Smith in 1851.[2] It was named for the Ohio River, since it led to the river from the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad (today the Fort Wayne Line).
This district was annexed by Allegheny City in 1870,[3] which already had an Ohio Street. In 1896, many streets in Allegheny were renamed to fix such duplications; Ohio Avenue was renamed Ontario Street.[4]
Ontario Street was vacated in 1974.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 5. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1925. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1925-volume-5-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1923 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1925-vol-5
- ↑ "Plan of a subdivision of building lots of a part of out lot No. 3, in the Reserve Tract opposite Pittsburgh laid out for J. P. Smith." Laid out Apr. 17, 1851; recorded Aug. 13, 1861, Plan Book 2, p. 181. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778448. [view source] jp-smith-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "McClure Township–Allegheny City 1870 Annexation." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/mcclure-township-allegheny-city-1870-annexation/. [view source] lgeo-allegheny-9th-ward-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the city of Allegheny." Allegheny city ordinance, 1896, no. 166. Passed Mar. 19, 1896; approved Mar. 23, 1896. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, Mar. 28, 1896, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 85430174); and in the Pittsburg Press, Mar. 31, 1896, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 141573537), and Apr. 1, [p. 6] (Newspapers.com 141573556). [view source] ordinance-1896-166
- ↑ "An ordinance vacating Westhall Street, from Preble Avenue eastwardly 297 feet more or less to the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; Eckert Street, from the westerly line of Petosky Street as vacated, to the westerly line of Preble Avenue; Carter Way, from Eckert Street to the southerly line of Ketchum Street; Ketchum Street, from the westerly line of Carter Way to the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; Doerr Street, from Ceredo Way as vacated, to Preble Avenue; Ferry Lane, from Ketchum Street to Hoople Way; Ferry Lane, from Hoople Way to Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; hoople [sic] Way, from Ferry Lane to its southerly terminus; Ontario Street, from the Ohio River to the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; Preble Avenue from Westhall Street to the easterly line of new Beaver Avenue, as shown on Drawing Accession No. A5234-15-12-2 and that portion of Preble Avenue lying without the street lines of new Beaver Avenue, as shown on Drawing Accession No. A5237-15-12-3 in the Twenty-Seventh Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, excepting and reserving an easement for the 24-inch sewer line in Westhall Street, the 144-inch sewer line in Eckert Street, the 30-inch sewer line in Preblem [sic] Avenue and abandoning all other sewer and water lines located in the aforementioned Streets, lanes and ways." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1974, no. 426. Passed Sept. 16, 1974; approved Sept. 20, 1974. Ordinance Book 74, p. 521. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1974, appendix, pp. 225–226, Artcrafts Unlimited, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1974). [view source] ordinance-1974-426
