Anchor Way

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Anchor Way
Neighborhood West Oakland
Fate Vacated in 1929/1955/1957
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Anchor Alley (until 1914)

Anchor Way formerly ran from Lothrop Street to Bouquet Street, between Fifth Avenue and Victoria Street.

It was laid out from Lothrop Street to De Soto Street in 1871 in a plan of lots for J. C. Bidwell, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] It was named Anchor Alley by a city ordinance in 1881 that established the names of all streets and alleys in Pittsburgh.[2] It had been extended to Bouquet Street by 1889, slightly offset from the original segment.[3] Anchor Alley became Anchor Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[4]

Anchor Way was vacated bit by bit by ordinances in 1929, 1955, and 1957.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Plan of property situate in the City of Pittsburgh laid out for J. C. Bidwell Esq." Laid out Apr. 1871; recorded Nov. 10, 1871, Plan Book 4, pp. 148–149. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778919. [view source] jc-bidwell-plan
  2. ↑ "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; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
  3. ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 2, plate 17. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1889. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1889-volume-2-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1889-2
  4. ↑ "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; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a82f1363-0512-40c8-b4e5-f02b090b761d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_bf8a4f10-7526-4a96-8943-6a220d361293/). 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
  5. ↑ "An ordinance vacating Anchor way in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, from Lothrop street to a property line distant 237.365 feet eastwardly therefrom." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1929, no. 716. Passed Nov. 4, 1929; approved Nov. 9, 1929. Ordinance Book 42, p. 92. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1929, appendix, p. 535, Kaufman Printing Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1929). [view source] ordinance-1929-716
  6. ↑ "An ordinance vacating Anchor Way between Bouquet Street and De Soto street and an unnamed private way extending from Anchor Way aforesaid at a point 71.85 feet from the point of intersection of Anchor Way and De Soto Street to O'Hara Street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1955, no. 445. Passed Nov. 7, 1955; approved Nov. 16, 1955. Ordinance Book 60, p. 228. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1955, appendix, p. 292, City Printing Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1955). [view source] ordinance-1955-445
  7. ↑ "An ordinance vacating Anchor Way, from DeSoto Street to a line 237.365 feet east of Lothrop Street, abondoning [sic] the City sewer and water line on Anchor Way, between said terminals, and providing certain terms and conditions." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1957, no. 129. Passed Mar. 25, 1957; approved Mar. 27, 1957. Ordinance Book 61, p. 160. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1957, appendix, pp. 85–86, Harry C. Suehr Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1957; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_f465a104-9a42-4042-a339-ce8fc7025f2c/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_cb3c3ae8-46f8-4401-8f76-5167f6e71934/). [view source] ordinance-1957-129
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