Lyle Court

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Mary Stanton Fish standing at the edge of the ravine. The footbridge mentioned on this page is visible in the background. A couple of people are standing on the bridge.
Photo courtesy of Nora Bouvier, Mary's granddaughter.

Post-1906 name:

West 22nd Place

Original Owner:

Capt. Ozias Brainard

Development:

Part of the "Park Addition" of "Curtiss, Foster, and Sprague".

Notes:

This street originally ran north from Denison Avenue to the southern edge of a ravine that extended from West 25th St easterly to Jennings Avenue. To reach Forestdale Avenue, a footbridge was constructed over the ravine.

The question that pops to mind is who built this footbridge and who maintained it? Was it the developers group Curtiss, Foster, and Sprague, was it John Stanton Fish, or was it built by the city?

When the ravine was filled in during the early 1920-30's, West 22nd Place was extended thru to Forestdale and the footbridge needed to be dismantled.