Sandwich Street
| Sandwich Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Mount Washington |
| Short Street (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Its short length |
This street, running from Southern Avenue to Norton Street, was laid out as Short Street in a plan of lots by A. P. Norton and William Dilworth recorded in 1872.[1]
In 1881, a Pittsburgh city ordinance renamed many streets to fix duplicates. There was another Short Street downtown (today the southern half of Commonwealth Place), so this street in Mount Washington ("from Southern avenue to Norton street") was renamed Sandwich Street.[2]
A 1910 ordinance that established the names of all thoroughfares in Pittsburgh listed "Sandwich st. and ay., from Southern av. to Dorsch [sic], 19th wd."[3] This indicates that the wider portion, from Southern Avenue to Norton Street, was named Sandwich Street, while the narrower portion, from Norton Street to Dosch Street (today Dilworth Street), was Sandwich Alley. Sandwich Alley became Sandwich Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways,[4] but to the best of my knowledge the name of Sandwich Street has not been changed, and therefore the segment from Southern Avenue to Norton Street is still officially named Sandwich Street. Nevertheless, current street signs call the entire length Sandwich Way.
In a 1980 Post-Gazette column, Joe Browne pointed out the amusing coincidence that Sandwich Street was near the Louis Tambellini Restaurant.[5] This restaurant, at 160 Southern Avenue, was destroyed by fire in 1982.[6]
See also
- Sandwich Way
- Short Street, for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots on Mt. Washington laid out by A. P. Norton and Wm. Dilworth et al." Recorded Dec. 5, 1872, Plan Book 5, pp. 30–32. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779070. [view source] norton-dilworth-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, 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, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-716
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name 'alley' on every thoroughfare in the City of Pittsburgh to 'way.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1914, no. 402. Passed Nov. 10, 1914; approved Nov. 16, 1914. Ordinance Book 26, p. 360. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1914, appendix, p. 226, McClung Printing Co., Pittsburgh (HathiTrust uiug.30112108223899; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1914). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 23, 1914, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 86505785), and Nov. 24, p. 12 (Newspapers.com 86505809). [view source] ordinance-1914-402
- ↑ Joe Browne. Our Towne. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 6, 1980, p. 38. Newspapers.com 88935378. [view source] browne-1980-02-06
- ↑ "Tambellini's old restaurant burns." Pittsburgh Press, Mar. 8, 1982, p. A-2. Newspapers.com 147766002. [view source] tambellinis-burns
