Chalrock Way
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| Chalrock Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Knoxville |
| Center Alley (until 1927) | |
| Origin of name | Its location in a plan of lots by Knox and Bausman |
This alley was laid out as Center Alley in a plan by William W. Knox and Frederick Bausman, recorded in 1873. It was so named because it was in the center of the plan.[1]
Knoxville Borough was annexed by Pittsburgh in January 1927.[2] That March, a Pittsburgh city ordinance renamed many streets and alleys in the former borough to fix duplications with streets elsewhere in the city. To avoid confusion with Centre Avenue, Center Alley was changed to Chalrock Way.[3]
See also
- Centre Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of a part of Knoxville: Situated in Lower St. Clair Tp., Allegheny County Pennsylvania: Laid out for Knox and Bausman." Recorded July 15, 1873, Plan Book 5, pp. 162–163. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779154. [view source] knox-bausman-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Knoxville Borough–Pittsburgh City 1927 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/knoxville-borough-pittsburgh-city-1927-merger/. [view source] lgeo-knoxville-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes, alleys and ways in the Thirtieth Ward (formerly Knoxville Borough)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1927, no. 206. Passed Mar. 21, 1927; approved Mar. 26, 1927. Ordinance Book 38, p. 409. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1927, appendix, pp. 186–187, Smith Bros. Co. Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books cZfgUddPQR0C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819802; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1927). [view source] ordinance-1927-206
