Presbyterian Lane
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Presbyterian Lane | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Business District |
| Origin of name | Probably the First Presbyterian Church |
Presbyterian Lane was a short and narrow alley that once extended eastward from the middle of Church Alley (today Coffey Way). It is mentioned in the description of a piece of property in a newspaper advertisement in 1815.[1] It appears, unlabeled, in the 1852 map of R. E. McGowin,[2] and it is first labeled in the 1889 Hopkins atlas.[3] It is still labeled in the 1910 Hopkins atlas[4] and is still shown, unlabeled, in the 1929 edition.[5]
It was probably named for the nearby First Presbyterian Church, for which Church Alley was also named.
References
- ↑ William Woods. "Sheriff's sale." Pittsburgh Gazette, Oct. 28, 1815, [p. 3]. Newspapers.com 96049299. [view source] sheriffs-sale-1815-10-28
- ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269. [view source] mcgowin-1852
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1, plate 7. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1889. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1889-volume-1-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1889-vol-1
- ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 1. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1910
- ↑ Assessment Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 10, p. 5. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1929. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1929-volume-10-assessment-plat-book-pittsburgh-central. [view source] hopkins-1929-vol-10
