Bell Way

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Bell Way
Neighborhood Esplen
Origin of name Emma M. Bell
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Bell Alley (until 1914)
Origin of name Emma M. Bell

An 1890 plan of lots by John A. and Samuel L. Wood included Bell Alley, a nine-foot-wide alley extending northwest from Sylvis Avenue (today Frustum Street) nearly opposite Front Alley (today Field Way).[1] It was named for Emma M. Bell, who had in 1884 laid out a neighboring plan of lots (to which the alley led).[2] Bell Alley appears in the 1896, 1905, and 1910 Hopkins atlases.[3][4][5]

Esplen Borough was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1906.[6] Bell Alley became Bell Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[7]

It is unclear whether Bell Way still exists. It does not appear to have been formally vacated. Today there is a gravel drive where Bell Way should be, but there is no street sign for it.

References

  1. ↑ "John A. Wood & Son's plan of lots, part 'C', Chartiers Twp." Laid out Jan. 29, 1890; recorded Jan. 30, 1890, Plan Book 8, p. 95. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780271. [view source] john-a-wood-son-plan-c
  2. ↑ "Plan of E. M. Bell: Inquire 59 4th Ave, Pittsburg." Recorded Mar. 5, 1884, Plan Book 7, p. 62. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779633. [view source] em-bell-plan
  3. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, Penna., plate 15. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1896. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1896%E2%80%93plat-book-southern-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1896
  4. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, plate 20. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1905. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1905-plat-book-southern-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1905
  5. ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 33. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1910
  6. ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Esplen Borough–Pittsburgh City 1906 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/esplen-borough-pittsburgh-city-1906-merger/. [view source] lgeo-esplen-annexation
  7. ↑ "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
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