Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31
TROY HILL VISITED.
Inside Facts About a District of
Which Little Is Known.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS,
A Compact Population in Very Thrifty
Quarter of the Northside.
MRS. sCHENLEY's VAST POSSESSIONS

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1t Is hazarding nothing to say that moi
one citizen in a thousand has correct con
ception of what Troy Hill is. They know
It is place of some kind in the upper part
of Allegheny, but their knowledge goes no
farther.
Troy Hill proper begins at Vinial street
and ends at the ravine through which runs
Spring Garden avenue. 1t comprises the
bulk of the Thirteenth ward of Allegheny
City. On the opposite side of Spring Gar
den avenue is Spring Hill, which is largely
devoted to the cultivation of the vine, hun
dreds OF acres being covered with vine
yards.
The ascent from vinial street is gradual,
the road winding around the base of the
water basin. The view from this point is
very fine, embracing considerable part OF
Pittsburg, the Lawrenceville district and O
picturesque portion of Allegheny.
The summit of the Mount is reached nj
most without knowing it. Suddenly the
visitor finds himself on a level plateau,
thickly built up with wide, well paved
| streets lined with comfortable houses, some
of them very handsome, and evidences OF
! prosperity on every hand. This is Troy
| Hill. 1t has been built up within 10 years.
! Lowry street is the principal thorough
| fare. 1t is well paved and has good side
! walks, but is too narrow for the main busi.
ness artery. Ground on this street is valued
| at bout $50 foot 'front.' Among the more
| important side streetsare HaZel, upon which
| are situated Father Mollinger's chapel and
| residence: Tinshury and Hamilton. y fine
property near Hazel iS in the market at Sl2,-
| OoO The owner has been offered $1,000.
The Reinemans, well known in Pittsburg
! business circles, are helargeSt property own
| ers on the Mount. The next largest is Her
mann straub. These gentlemen have been so
| liberal in their dealings with home-seekers
that the majority of the people own the
houses they live in.
Among the public buildings on the Mount
are the Catholic Convent, magnificent
structure; Catholic Orphan Asylum. large
and imposing edifce; st. Anthony's Chapel,
the Catholic schoo! and church, and the
Thirteenth ward public school, equal to any
in the city.
Fine residences abound, among them be-
ing those of Father Mollinger W. Eberhardt,
John Ober, Adam and August Reineman,
Martin Lappe, Hermann Straub and others
all first class and equal in all respects to
the best in the East End.
There is considerable vacant ground on
the Mount, but not nearly so much as is gen.
orally supposed. Building operations have
been backward this year. owing to the
strike. but the number of improvements 60
ing forward will not suffer much by COM
parfson with any other locality in Allie
ghenv. A number of dwellings are under
way and many others are talked of. 1t Is a
progressive place. The population, largely
German, possesses the true American grit.
1t seems pertinent to say in this connec-
ton that the approach to Troy Hill is
through the vast possessions of Mrs. Schen-
ley. This accounts for the backward state
of that part of the Northside. There are
few fairly good houses, but the most of them
are small and show signs of decay. Under
the liberal management of Colonel HERON,
Mrs. Schenley's agent, there is ground for
believing that this great estate VIII be made
to contribute to the growth and prosperity
of Allegheny, instead of remaining, as at
present, a menace to the progressive senti-
ment of the community.
Business News and Gossip.
A visit to Troy Hill would open the eyes of
a great many people
The Oil excitement at Oakdale is bringing
considerable property in the market.
Judge Ewing's decision was a fruitful
topic of conversation among the brokers
yesterday, but it had no perceptible effect
on the Traction stocks.
One per cent seems to be the difference
between assented and non-assented Electric
stock.
some well-posted brokers think tho bulge
in Philadelphia Gas has about reached high
water mark. This Is only an opinion,
New York received no support from Lon
don yesterday. Both were weak
For electric scrip 10 was bid yesterday. 1t
was offered at IT,
Several good deals in real estate will be
consummated this week. A Hebrew con-
gregation has purchased site for church.
Knoxville is one OF the liveliest places on
the Southside. 1t is improving very fast.
Oil was lower yesterday than at any
previous time for over three years. Realiz-
ing and changing the option were given as
the causes.
The Building Record.
Permits for the erection of the following
buildings were issued yesterday:
Homeopathic Hospital, brick threestory
and mansard hospital, 43x76 feet, on Second
avenue, Second ward. Cost, $26,0O0
Morrison heirs, brick tive-story business
house, lsxso feet 4a9 Wood street, Third
ward Cost, 50 00O
X. McEldowney, two brick three-story
dwellings, 29x40 feet. on Mattock's alley, |
Fourth ward. Cost. $500.
Mrs: Mary Ulmar brick two-story and man.
Twenty-fifth ward. Cost, $500
Movements In Realty.
C. II. Love sold three lots in his Oakdale
plan, Panhandle Railroad. to J. NJ Jenkins,
for $40. The purchaser will erect an oil |
tank mandatory.
a. j. Pentecost sold the Safe Deposit Com |
pany of Pittsburg a lot, ,3xS215 on Market |
street, McKeesport, with a small two-story |
frame dwelling, for $92l
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold to John MeKes- |
sock lot No. lo9, in the Marion place addition, |
ward. The firm reports quite |
an active demand for lots In this section |
since the settlement of the strike.
4. T. Byers & Co. sold for the Ridgeyfew |
Land Company to Robert a. Phillips, lot No
90 in their plan, having frontage Of 25 feet
on Fleming avenue and running back q dis
tance of l20 feet to a 2)-foot alley OH the line
of the California avenue electric road.
Eleventh ward, Allegheny City, for $3.50: also
sold for 4. z. Byers, of the above firm, to
Robert Hervey, Esq, of the Hervcy OIL Com
pany q lot in mis- plan, having a frontage of
81 feet on State avenue, and running through
to Ridge avenue, distance of 213 feet, at
Coraopolis, for s., 800 cash.
Black 4 Baird sold TO August Witosky .ot |
No. SO in the Alta Land Company plan on
Duquesne Heights, for S75 cash.
John X. Ewing & Co. closed a deal for an
Arch street residence Mt price approx
mating Sl2,
The following is a report of the Burrell
Company for sale of lots at
hensington on Thursday, July 80, 1891: To
John Golembiewski, of Pittsburg lot 100.
block s, for s243 IS cash: to John Bednarek,
Of Pittsburg lot l06. block s, for sr.3 IS cash;
to Stanislaus Payoloski, of Pittsburg, lot I07.
block s, for s2T6 25; to Constantine Golem,
blew ski, of Pittsburg, lot los, block 8, for
s242 70 cash. To D. II. Mccarthy, Parnussus,
Pa, lot I22, block 3, for s4SS 20; Christ
Allegheny, lot l2s block s, for
S276 25: Charles Dader, Pittsburg lot 1876,
block g. for S243 10 cash; John Iauler, OF
lots ITO and Ill in block 2, for
;s6a 80 cash. John BetIeiewski, Pittsburg,
OF -, block 2. for $4ss IS: John Corbett, |
lot |