Ralph Munn Mall
| Ralph Munn Mall | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | East Liberty |
| Origin of name | Ralph Munn, former Carnegie Library director |
| Marietta Street (until 1881) | |
| Mignonette Street (1881–1967) | |
| Whitfield Place (1967–1969) | |
| Origin of name | Its location off Whitfield Street |
Ralph Munn Mall is the official name of the easternmost half-block of Mignonette Street, from Tamello Way to Whitfield Street.
As part of Mignonette Street, it was originally named Marietta Street[1] but was changed to Mignonette Street in 1881.[2]
The portion of Mignonette Street between Tamello Way and Whitfield Street became Whitfield Place in 1967.[3] The name came from its location off Whitfield Street.
The following year, apparently unaware that it was now named Whitfield Place, Keith Doms, the director of the Carnegie Library, requested that City Council rename Mignonette Street to "a name easier to pronounce"; the then new East Liberty branch of the library fronted on the street. Irma M. D'Ascenzo, the member of Council who presented the communication, suggested the name Ralph Munn Mall,[4] for Ralph Munn, the former library director.[5][6] The name change was made official in 1969.[7]
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 63. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Eva Street, between South Negley Avenue and Amber Street, to AMBER STREET; Mignonette Street, between South Beatty Street and Tamello Way, to TAMELLO WAY; Mignonette Street, between Tamello Way and South Whitfield Street, to WHITFIELD PLACE; North St. Clair Street, between Penn Avenue and Broad Street, to ENRIGHT PLACE; Harvard Street, between North Beatty Street and Sheridan Avenue, to HARVARD SQUARE, in Urban Redevelopment Area No. 10, all in the Eighth and Eleventh Wards of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1967, no. 261. Passed June 26, 1967; approved June 28, 1967. Ordinance Book 68, p. 719. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1967, appendix, p. 205, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1967). [view source] ordinance-1967-261
- ↑ Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1968, p. 534. Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh. Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1968. This book has several parts: index to proceedings, pp. 3–287; proceedings, pp. 1–624; index to appendix, pp. 1–203; and appendix (containing ordinances and resolutions), pp. 1–645. [view source] municipal-record-1968
- ↑ Sylvia Sachs. "It's now part of community: East End library springs to life: Branch becomes activity center: Books delight to youngsters." Pittsburgh Press, May 4, 1969, sec. 5, p. 6. Newspapers.com 147954869. [view source] sachs-east-end-library
- ↑ Joseph P. Browne. "After 36 years service: Ralph Munn retires at library; Doms named." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 18, 1964, pp. 1, 6. Newspapers.com 88641037, 88641042. [view source] ralph-munn-retires
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Whitfield Place (formerly Mignonette Street) between South Whitfield Street and the easterly line of Tamello Way, in the Eighth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, to 'Ralph Munn Mall.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1969, no. 11. Passed Jan. 13, 1969; approved Jan. 16, 1969. Ordinance Book 70, p. 362. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1969, appendix, p. 7, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1969). Reported in the Pittsburgh Press, Jan. 20, 1969, p. 23 (Newspapers.com 148162967), and Jan. 21, p. 31 (Newspapers.com 148163286); and in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 21, 1969, p. 24 (Newspapers.com 88635686). [view source] ordinance-1969-11
