Desdemona Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Desdemona Avenue | |
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| Neighborhoods | Glen Hazel, Hazelwood, Squirrel Hill South |
Desdemona Avenue was first laid out in 1925 in a plan of lots by T. J. Ingram;[1] he revised this plan in 1929.[2] A city ordinance in 1930 officially approved the 1929 plan, accepted the dedication of its streets, and opened and named the streets, including Desdemona Avenue.[3]
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots laid out by T. J. Ingram: Situate in 15th Ward Pittsburgh All'y. Co. Pa." Laid out Mar. 1925; recorded Mar. 20, 1925, Plan Book 31, pp. 6–7. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3783703. [view source] tj-ingram-plan-1925
- ↑ "Plan of lots: T. J. Ingram: Situate in 15th Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pa." Laid out July 1929; recorded May 19, 1930, Plan Book 34, pp. 106–107. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3784108. [view source] tj-ingram-plan-1929
- ↑ "An ordinance approving the T. J. Ingram Plan of Lots in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, laid out by T. J. Ingram, accepting the dedication of Desdemona avenue, Garretta avenue, Imogene road and Steelview avenue as shown thereon for public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same, fixing the width and position of the sidewalks and roadway and establishing the grades thereon." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1930, no. 178. Passed Apr. 21, 1930; approved Apr. 25, 1930. Ordinance Book 42, p. 476. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1930, appendix, p. 194, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1930). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 5, 1930, p. 27 (Newspapers.com 88826102). [view source] ordinance-1930-178
