Unicorn Street

From Pittsburgh Streets
Unicorn Street
Neighborhood Stanton Heights
Origin of name Preserved the U of Ursina, its former name; maybe chosen because it was a "paper street" that never really existed
Fate Vacated in 1947
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Ursina Street (until 1912)

This former street was laid out to run north from Stanton Avenue along what is now the eastern part of the grounds of Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK–8.[1] It appeared as Ursina Street in a plan of streets in the northeastern part of Pittsburgh approved by City Councils in 1895. (This ordinance called it Ursina Avenue in its title, but Ursina Street in its body.)[2]

This name conflicted with Ursina Street in East Liberty, so the street was renamed Unicorn Street by a city ordinance in 1912.[3] Besides preserving the initial letter, the name Unicorn may have been chosen because the street never really existed except on paper: it is drawn with dashed lines in every edition of the Hopkins atlas from 1882 to 1939.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][1]

Unicorn Street was vacated in 1947.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, p. 33. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1939. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1939-volume-3-plat-book-pittsburgh-east-end-north. [view source] hopkins-1939-vol-3
  2. ↑ "An ordinance approving, confirming and locating certain streets, avenues and alleys, in the City of Pittsburgh, as laid out in a certain plan known as a Plan of Part of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth wards, approved by Councils, November 14, 1887, the names of said streets, avenues and alleys being as follows, to wit: Amber street, Baum street, three unnamed alleys, Coral street, Onyx street, Conrad street [now Pacific avenue], Herman street [now Atlantic avenue], Marietta street [now Mignonette street], Penn avenue, Kirkwood street, Broad street, Harvard street, Rural street, Rippey street, Margaretta street, Black street, Hays street, Stanton avenue, Jackson street, McCully street, Dunn [now Hampton street], Broadway [now Bryant street], Callowhill street, Bothwell street, Bunker Hill street, Cromwell street, Brilliant street, Martha street, Park [now President alley], George [now Greenwood street], Vine [now Venango alley], Bishop street, Palmer alley, Scott [now Standish street], Catherine alley [now Conewago alley], Maria [now Manhattan street], Leon alley, Adelphia street, Sarah [now Syracuse street], Gael alley, Summit [now Witherspoon street], Java alley, Baker street, Ballard alley, Seely street, Butler street, Autumn street, Hiland [now Highland avenue], Euclid street, St. Clair street, Mellon street, Negley [now Portland street], Negley avenue, Pacific street, Fairmount street, Wayne street, Pendleton street, Cameron street, Lloyd street, Mirage street, Cumberland street, O'Connell street, Bayne street, Maddock [now McKenzie street], Haights street, Ann [now Antietam street], Garrison [now Gallatin street], unnamed alley, from Maria [now Manhattan street], to Leon alley, Chislett street, Swan alley, Jancy street, Snow alley, Morningside avenue, Kalamazoo alley, Rebecca street, Elgin street, Jamaica alley, El Paso street, Nolo alley, Ursina avenue, Hawthorn street, McKee street, Woodbine street, Third [now Trinity street], Dragoon alley, Second [now Adelphia street], First [now Livingstone street], Marietta street, East [now Elmwood street]." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1895, no. 399. Passed Mar. 25, 1895; approved Mar. 30, 1895. Ordinance Book 10, p. 245. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1894–5, appendix, pp. 141–143, J. M. Kelly Printing Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1894). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Press, Apr. 19, 1895, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 141563193), Apr. 20, p. 2 (Newspapers.com 141563230), and Apr. 22, p. 7 (Newspapers.com 141563445). [view source] ordinance-1895-399
  3. ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, alleys and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1912, no. 318. Passed May 28, 1912; approved May 31, 1912. Ordinance Book 24, p. 209. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1912, appendix, pp. 182–184, Gill Press, Pittsburgh, 1912 (Google Books 3DQwAQAAMAAJ, H8JEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598685, uiug.30112108223873; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1912). [view source] ordinance-1912-318
  4. ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 22. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
  5. ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 11. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-3-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-3
  6. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 2, p. 27. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1899. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1899-volume-2-plat-book-pittsburgh-east. [view source] hopkins-1899-vol-2
  7. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 2, plate 36. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1904. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1904-volume-2-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1904-vol-2
  8. ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 12. 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
  9. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 22. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1911. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1911-volume-3-plat-book-pittsburgh. [view source] hopkins-1911-vol-3
  10. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 22. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1924. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1924-volume-3-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1923 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1924-vol-3
  11. ↑ "An ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 399, approved March 30, 1895, entitled 'An Ordinance approving, confirming and locating certain streets, avenues and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh, as laid out in a certain plan known as a "Plan of Part of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Wards, approved by Council November 14, 1887, etc.,"' insofar as said Ordinance locates Unicorn street (formerly Ursina street) from Stanton avenue to property line, and setting aside, annulling and vacating the location of Unicorn street (formerly Ursina street) from Stanton avenue to property line, as laid out and located in the said plan." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1947, no. 572. Passed Dec. 22, 1947; approved Dec. 29, 1947. Ordinance Book 55, p. 230. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1947, appendix, pp. 478–479, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1947). [view source] ordinance-1947-572
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