Wassatch Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Wassatch Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | North Oakland |
| Fate | Vacated in 1979 |
| Winter Street (until 1925) | |
This former street ran along the bottom of the hill below Gomez Way, very near the curve of the Pennsylvania Railroad (now the East Busway), starting at Denver Street and curving slightly to come around and meet Gomez Way, when both extended further than they do today.
It was laid out as Winter Street in 1867 in a plan of lots by Charles A. Colton.[1]
Winter Street was renamed Wassatch Street in 1925.[2]
Wassatch Street was at least partially vacated in 1979 for the construction of the East Busway.[3] However, it seems to have disappeared decades before, or perhaps it was never actually built: it is drawn with dashed lines in the 1923 Hopkins atlas, which also shows that all surrounding land was owned by the Bell Telephone Company.[4]
See also
- Wolfrum Street, once named Winters Street
References
- ↑ "Plan building lots situated in the City District Pitt Township: Laid out for Chas. A. Colton Esq." Laid out Aug. 1867; recorded June 3, 1869, Plan Book 3, p. 289. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778739. [view source] colton-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1925, no. 175. Passed Apr. 20, 1925; approved Apr. 22, 1925. Ordinance Book 36, p. 299. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1925, appendix, pp. 142–146, Kaufman Printing Company, Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books qSb28JpAxN8C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819786; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1925). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 27, 1925, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88691643), and Apr. 28, [p. 21] (Newspapers.com 88691689). [view source] ordinance-1925-175
- ↑ "Resolution providing for a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and the Port Authority of Allegheny County in connection with the 6.8 miles of exclusive East Busway between downtown Pittsburgh and the Borough of Wilkinsburg." Pittsburgh city resolution, 1979, no. 1006. Enacted Oct. 29, 1979; approved Nov. 9, 1979. Resolution Book 26, p. 463. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1979, appendix, pp. 689–700 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1979volA, Pghmunicipalrecord1979volB). [view source] resolution-1979-1006
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1923. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1923-volume-1-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1923 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1923-vol-1
