Upfold Way

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Upfold Way
Neighborhood Middle Hill
Origin of name Maybe George Upfold
Upfold Alley (until 1914)

This alley was laid out in 1871 in a plan of lots by E. P. Jones and Charles Jeremy, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] It was named Upfold Alley by a city ordinance in 1881.[2] It became Upfold Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]

It may be named for George Upfold (1796–1872), who was the rector of Trinity Church in Pittsburgh from 1831 until 1849, when he was made the first Episcopal bishop of Indiana.[4][5]

References

  1. "Jones and Jeremy's plan of lots: Situate in the 13th Ward City of Pittsburgh." Laid out Nov. 1871; recorded Feb. 21, 1876, Plan Book 6, p. 68. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779332. [view source]jones-jeremy-plan
  2. "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source]ordinance-1880-1881-33
  3. "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). 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
  4. Homer D. Place. "'Old Round Church' was first house of worship for Episcopalians in city: Trinity Cathedral came into being in 1928; Kerfoot, first bishop." Pittsburgh Press, Sept. 18, 1937, p. 20. Newspapers.com 146918433. [view source]place
  5. "Dr. Scaife 12th bishop from Pittsburgh: Follows Episcopal trail blazed in 1832 by consecration of John Henry Hopkins." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 1, 1948, [p. 11]. Newspapers.com 89927118. [view source]scaife-12th-bishop