Stratford Avenue

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Onyx Street (until 1892)

This street was originally named Onyx Street.[1] The location of the part of Onyx Street from modern Roup Avenue to Coral Street was officially established by a city ordinance in 1886;[2] the segment from Coral Street to Penn Avenue was located by an ordinance in January 1892.[3]

By September 1892, the street had been widened by 10 feet to a width of 50 feet and had become known as Stratford Avenue.[4] An 1896 city ordinance officially accepted Stratford Avenue as a public street from Roup Place (today Roup Avenue) and Coral Street.[5] The portion from Coral Street to Penn Avenue was dedicated to the city in 1900 by Priscilla S. Hugus[6] (see Hugus Place).

The name Stratford Avenue was officially established by an ordinance in 1910.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 4. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-4-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-4
  2. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the location of Vista, Harriet, Villa, Amber, St. Clair, Beatty, Baum, Onyx, Whitfield, Negley, Roup, Mignonette and Fairmount streets, and Friendship and Euclid avenues, and fixing the width thereof." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1885–1886, no. 170. Passed Mar. 1, 1886; approved Mar. 2, 1886. Ordinance Book 5, p. 419. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1885, p. 295, E. S. Giles, Pittsburgh, 1885–1886 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1885) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1885, p. 260, E. S. Giles, Pittsburgh, 1885–1886 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1885). [view source] ordinance-1885-1886-170
  3. ↑ "An ordinance locating Onyx street from Penn avenue to Coral street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1891–1892, no. 456. Passed Jan. 25, 1892; approved Jan. 29, 1892. Ordinance Book 8, p. 195. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1891–2, appendix, pp. 63–64, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1891–1892 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1891). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Press, Feb. 8, 1892, [p. 6] (Newspapers.com 141538675), Feb. 9, [p. 5] (Newspapers.com 141538844), and Feb. 10, [p. 6] (Newspapers.com 141539031). [view source] ordinance-1891-1892-456
  4. ↑ "Another acreage sale: Twelve acres in Wilkinsburg and Wilkins township: Change hands at $2,500 per acre—Old Frankfort Springs sold—the resort will be greatly improved—current gossip, sales, etc." Pittsburg Dispatch, Sept. 13, 1892, p. 11. Newspapers.com 76580527. [view source] another-acreage-sale
  5. ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of Stratford avenue, from Roup Place to Coral street, and the improvements therein, and declaring the same to be a public highway of the City." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1895–1896, no. 798. Passed Feb. 28, 1896; approved Mar. 2, 1896. Ordinance Book 11, p. 5. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1895–6, appendix, p. 147, H. W. Juergen & Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1895). [view source] ordinance-1895-1896-798
  6. ↑ "Dedication of Stratford avenue, from Penn avenue to Coral street." Pittsburgh city dedication, 1900–1901, no. 36. Signed and sealed Apr. 19, 1900; notarized Apr. 25, 1900; read, accepted and approved in Councils June 4, 1900. Ordinance Book 13, p. 206. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1900–1901, appendix, p. 15, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1901 (Google Books DsBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599021; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1900). [view source] dedication-1900-1901-36
  7. ↑ "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
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