Clarren Way

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Clarren Way
Neighborhood Bon Air
Origin of name Christ Claeren
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Clarren Alley (until 1914)
Origin of name Christ Claeren

Old maps show an alley running south from what is today the intersection of Duart Avenue and Bon Air Avenue. This alley was laid out as Clarren Alley in 1889 in a plan of lots by Christ Claeren, Theodore Beach, and John Wirth; it was named for the first of these men, with a spelling change.[1] It appears in the 1896, 1905, and 1910 Hopkins atlases, though they spell the name Claren, with one R.[2][3][4]

West Liberty Borough was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1908,[5] but Pittsburgh seems to have missed the existence of this alley. It is not mentioned in a 1909 Pittsburgh city ordinance that established the names of streets and alleys in the former West Liberty Borough,[6] nor is it listed in another ordinance the following year that established the names of all thoroughfares in the city.[7]

Clarren Alley became Clarren Way automatically in 1914, when an ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[8]

A 1952 City Council resolution mentions "Clarren avenue" in the description of a piece of property;[9] "avenue" here must be a mistake. A similar resolution in 1961, describing the same property, mentions "Clarren Way."[10]

Clarren Way appears in a 1980 plan of lots laid out for Joseph S. and Josephine M. Rago.[11]

Clarren Way does not exist today. It may have never existed except on paper.

References

  1. ↑ "Claeren, Beach & Wirth's subdivision of property in West Liberty Borough." Laid out Dec. 1889; recorded Feb. 24, 1890, Plan Book 10, p. 1. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780285. [view source] claeren-beach-wirth-plan
  2. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, Penna., plate 9. 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
  3. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the Southern Vicinity of Pittsburgh, plate 12. 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
  4. ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 29. 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
  5. ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "West Liberty Borough–Pittsburgh City 1908 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/west-liberty-borough-pittsburgh-city-1908-merger/. [view source] lgeo-west-liberty-annexation
  6. ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth wards of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly known as the Boroughs of West Liberty and Beechview)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 375. Passed Oct. 14, 1909; approved Oct. 20, 1909. Ordinance Book 20, p. 614. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 146–150, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0e903fff-f7d8-4eb5-9d15-f91b56e69396/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ef39b3f8-fdd8-4ad7-a239-10b67a3c2bff/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b7df2ed5-228d-4c8e-8d80-77fa7b457528/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 11, 1909, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 86421216), and Nov. 12, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 86421491). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-375
  7. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0e903fff-f7d8-4eb5-9d15-f91b56e69396/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ef39b3f8-fdd8-4ad7-a239-10b67a3c2bff/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b7df2ed5-228d-4c8e-8d80-77fa7b457528/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-716
  8. ↑ "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
  9. ↑ Pittsburgh city resolution, 1952, no. 627. Passed Nov. 10, 1952; approved Nov. 18, 1952. Resolution Book 12, p. 688. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1952, appendix, p. 560, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1952). [view source] resolution-1952-627
  10. ↑ Pittsburgh city resolution, 1961, no. 52. Passed Feb. 14, 1961; approved Feb. 17, 1961. Resolution Book 15, p. 344. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1961, appendix, p. 423 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1961). [view source] resolution-1961-52
  11. ↑ "Joseph S. Rago plan of lots: Being a resubdivision of lot no's. 5, 6, 7, 8 & 8 [sic], Claren, Beach & Wirth plan of lots P. B. vol. 10 page 1: Situate in 18th. Ward, City of Pittsburgh, All'y. Co., Pa.: Made for Joseph S. Rago & Josephine M. Rago." Laid out July 25, 1980, Sept. 19, 1980, and Oct. 6, 1980; recorded Nov. 20, 1980, Plan Book 118, p. 21. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3794170. [view source] joseph-s-rago-plan
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