Maripoe Street

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Maripoe Street
Neighborhood Bloomfield
Mariepoe Street (until 1910)

This street was laid out as Mariepoe Street (with an E in the middle) in two plans of Ben Venue Place, recorded in 1886 and 1890.[1][2] The spelling was changed to Maripoe Street, perhaps inadvertently, by a city ordinance in 1910.[3]

References

  1. "Plan of Ben-Venue Place at Millvale Station, P. R. R.: 20th Ward, Pgh." Recorded May 20, 1886, Plan Book 7, p. 194. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779783. [view source]ben-venue-place-plan-1886
  2. "Mellon's plan of Ben Venue Place as subdivided in lots." Recorded Aug. 22, 1890, Plan Book 7, p. 195. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780388. [view source]ben-venue-place-plan-1890
  3. "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