diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/channels/pact.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/channels/pact.rs
index d32d0a32c..f2b2959f3 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/channels/pact.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/channels/pact.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 //! The progress tracking logic assumes that this number is independent of the pact used.
 
 use std::{fmt::{self, Debug}, marker::PhantomData};
+use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use crate::Container;
 use crate::communication::allocator::thread::{ThreadPusher, ThreadPuller};
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ pub trait ParallelizationContract<T, C> {
     /// Type implementing `Pull` produced by this pact.
     type Puller: Pull<Bundle<T, C>>+'static;
     /// Allocates a matched pair of push and pull endpoints implementing the pact.
-    fn connect<A: AsWorker>(self, allocator: &mut A, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>, logging: Option<Logger>) -> (Self::Pusher, Self::Puller);
+    fn connect<A: AsWorker>(self, allocator: &mut A, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>, logging: Option<Logger>) -> (Self::Pusher, Self::Puller);
 }
 
 /// A direct connection
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct Pipeline;
 impl<T: 'static, C: Container> ParallelizationContract<T, C> for Pipeline {
     type Pusher = LogPusher<T, C, ThreadPusher<Bundle<T, C>>>;
     type Puller = LogPuller<T, C, ThreadPuller<Bundle<T, C>>>;
-    fn connect<A: AsWorker>(self, allocator: &mut A, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>, logging: Option<Logger>) -> (Self::Pusher, Self::Puller) {
+    fn connect<A: AsWorker>(self, allocator: &mut A, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>, logging: Option<Logger>) -> (Self::Pusher, Self::Puller) {
         let (pusher, puller) = allocator.pipeline::<Message<T, C>>(identifier, address);
         (LogPusher::new(pusher, allocator.index(), allocator.index(), identifier, logging.clone()),
          LogPuller::new(puller, allocator.index(), identifier, logging))
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ where
     type Pusher = ExchangePusher<T, C, LogPusher<T, C, Box<dyn Push<Bundle<T, C>>>>, H>;
     type Puller = LogPuller<T, C, Box<dyn Pull<Bundle<T, C>>>>;
 
-    fn connect<A: AsWorker>(self, allocator: &mut A, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>, logging: Option<Logger>) -> (Self::Pusher, Self::Puller) {
+    fn connect<A: AsWorker>(self, allocator: &mut A, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>, logging: Option<Logger>) -> (Self::Pusher, Self::Puller) {
         let (senders, receiver) = allocator.allocate::<Message<T, C>>(identifier, address);
         let senders = senders.into_iter().enumerate().map(|(i,x)| LogPusher::new(x, allocator.index(), i, identifier, logging.clone())).collect::<Vec<_>>();
         (ExchangePusher::new(senders, self.hash_func), LogPuller::new(receiver, allocator.index(), identifier, logging.clone()))
diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/capability.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/capability.rs
index 550b10fb1..59bdaded7 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/capability.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/capability.rs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ impl<T: Timestamp> Debug for InputCapability<T> {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ActivateCapability<T: Timestamp> {
     pub(crate) capability: Capability<T>,
-    pub(crate) address: Rc<Vec<usize>>,
+    pub(crate) address: Rc<[usize]>,
     pub(crate) activations: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>,
 }
 
@@ -347,10 +347,10 @@ impl<T: Timestamp> CapabilityTrait<T> for ActivateCapability<T> {
 
 impl<T: Timestamp> ActivateCapability<T> {
     /// Creates a new activating capability.
-    pub fn new(capability: Capability<T>, address: Vec<usize>, activations: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(capability: Capability<T>, address: Rc<[usize]>, activations: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>) -> Self {
         Self {
             capability,
-            address: Rc::new(address),
+            address,
             activations,
         }
     }
diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/core/input.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/core/input.rs
index 7438919e3..78ee65764 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/core/input.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/core/input.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl<G: Scope> Input for G where <G as ScopeParent>::Timestamp: TotalOrder {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Operator<T:Timestamp> {
     name: String,
-    address: Vec<usize>,
+    address: Rc<[usize]>,
     shared_progress: Rc<RefCell<SharedProgress<T>>>,
     progress:   Rc<RefCell<ChangeBatch<T>>>,           // times closed since last asked
     messages:   Rc<RefCell<ChangeBatch<T>>>,           // messages sent since last asked
diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/core/unordered_input.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/core/unordered_input.rs
index bcad2d8d8..48eb32677 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/core/unordered_input.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/core/unordered_input.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl<G: Scope> UnorderedInput<G> for G {
 
 struct UnorderedOperator<T:Timestamp> {
     name: String,
-    address: Vec<usize>,
+    address: Rc<[usize]>,
     shared_progress: Rc<RefCell<SharedProgress<T>>>,
     internal:   Rc<RefCell<ChangeBatch<T>>>,
     produced:   Rc<RefCell<ChangeBatch<T>>>,
diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/generic/builder_raw.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/generic/builder_raw.rs
index bf0a379eb..8ba131612 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/generic/builder_raw.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/generic/builder_raw.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub struct OperatorBuilder<G: Scope> {
     scope: G,
     index: usize,
     global: usize,
-    address: Vec<usize>,    // path to the operator (ending with index).
+    address: Rc<[usize]>,    // path to the operator (ending with index).
     shape: OperatorShape,
     summary: Vec<Vec<Antichain<<G::Timestamp as Timestamp>::Summary>>>,
 }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ where
     L: FnMut(&mut SharedProgress<T>)->bool+'static,
 {
     shape: OperatorShape,
-    address: Vec<usize>,
+    address: Rc<[usize]>,
     logic: L,
     shared_progress: Rc<RefCell<SharedProgress<T>>>,
     activations: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>,
diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/generic/operator_info.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/generic/operator_info.rs
index f2b5313f6..a8f18c1cf 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/operators/generic/operator_info.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/operators/generic/operator_info.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::rc::Rc;
 
 /// Information about the operator being constructed
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -7,12 +8,12 @@ pub struct OperatorInfo {
     /// Worker-unique identifier.
     pub global_id: usize,
     /// Operator address.
-    pub address: Vec<usize>,
+    pub address: Rc<[usize]>,
 }
 
 impl OperatorInfo {
     /// Construct a new `OperatorInfo`.
-    pub fn new(local_id: usize, global_id: usize, address: Vec<usize>) -> OperatorInfo {
+    pub fn new(local_id: usize, global_id: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>) -> OperatorInfo {
         OperatorInfo {
             local_id,
             global_id,
diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/scopes/child.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/scopes/child.rs
index dae65550e..2aed37887 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/scopes/child.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/scopes/child.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ where
     fn config(&self) -> &Config { self.parent.config() }
     fn index(&self) -> usize { self.parent.index() }
     fn peers(&self) -> usize { self.parent.peers() }
-    fn allocate<D: Data>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>) -> (Vec<Box<dyn Push<Message<D>>>>, Box<dyn Pull<Message<D>>>) {
+    fn allocate<D: Data>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>) -> (Vec<Box<dyn Push<Message<D>>>>, Box<dyn Pull<Message<D>>>) {
         self.parent.allocate(identifier, address)
     }
-    fn pipeline<D: 'static>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>) -> (ThreadPusher<Message<D>>, ThreadPuller<Message<D>>) {
+    fn pipeline<D: 'static>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>) -> (ThreadPusher<Message<D>>, ThreadPuller<Message<D>>) {
         self.parent.pipeline(identifier, address)
     }
     fn new_identifier(&mut self) -> usize {
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ where
     T: Timestamp+Refines<G::Timestamp>,
 {
     fn name(&self) -> String { self.subgraph.borrow().name.clone() }
-    fn addr(&self) -> Vec<usize> { self.subgraph.borrow().path.clone() }
+    fn addr(&self) -> Rc<[usize]> { Rc::clone(&self.subgraph.borrow().path) }
 
-    fn addr_for_child(&self, index: usize) -> Vec<usize> {
+    fn addr_for_child(&self, index: usize) -> Rc<[usize]> {
         let path = &self.subgraph.borrow().path[..];
         let mut addr = Vec::with_capacity(path.len() + 1);
         addr.extend_from_slice(path);
         addr.push(index);
-        addr
+        addr.into()
     }
 
     fn add_edge(&self, source: Source, target: Target) {
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(&mut Child<Self, T2>) -> R,
     {
         let index = self.subgraph.borrow_mut().allocate_child_id();
-        let path = self.subgraph.borrow().path.clone();
+        let path = self.addr_for_child(index);
 
-        let subscope = RefCell::new(SubgraphBuilder::new_from(index, path, self.logging(), self.progress_logging.clone(), name));
+        let subscope = RefCell::new(SubgraphBuilder::new_from(path, self.logging(), self.progress_logging.clone(), name));
         let result = {
             let mut builder = Child {
                 subgraph: &subscope,
diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/scopes/mod.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/scopes/mod.rs
index ba6566684..28cc141f7 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/scopes/mod.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/scopes/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Hierarchical organization of timely dataflow graphs.
 
+use std::rc::Rc;
 use crate::progress::{Timestamp, Operate, Source, Target};
 use crate::order::Product;
 use crate::progress::timestamp::Refines;
@@ -31,11 +32,11 @@ pub trait Scope: ScopeParent {
     fn name(&self) -> String;
 
     /// A sequence of scope identifiers describing the path from the worker root to this scope.
-    fn addr(&self) -> Vec<usize>;
+    fn addr(&self) -> Rc<[usize]>;
 
     /// A sequence of scope identifiers describing the path from the worker root to the child
     /// indicated by `index`.
-    fn addr_for_child(&self, index: usize) -> Vec<usize>;
+    fn addr_for_child(&self, index: usize) -> Rc<[usize]>;
 
     /// Connects a source of data with a target of the data. This only links the two for
     /// the purposes of tracking progress, rather than effect any data movement itself.
diff --git a/timely/src/dataflow/stream.rs b/timely/src/dataflow/stream.rs
index 173e777af..653976377 100644
--- a/timely/src/dataflow/stream.rs
+++ b/timely/src/dataflow/stream.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl<S: Scope, C: Container> StreamCore<S, C> {
         let mut logging = self.scope().logging();
         logging.as_mut().map(|l| l.log(crate::logging::ChannelsEvent {
             id: identifier,
-            scope_addr: self.scope.addr(),
+            scope_addr: self.scope.addr().to_vec(),
             source: (self.name.node, self.name.port),
             target: (target.node, target.port),
         }));
diff --git a/timely/src/progress/broadcast.rs b/timely/src/progress/broadcast.rs
index 27a484dfc..d83d190e1 100644
--- a/timely/src/progress/broadcast.rs
+++ b/timely/src/progress/broadcast.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Broadcasts progress information among workers.
 
+use std::rc::Rc;
 use crate::progress::{ChangeBatch, Timestamp};
 use crate::progress::{Location, Port};
 use crate::communication::{Message, Push, Pull};
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct Progcaster<T:Timestamp> {
     /// Sequence number counter
     counter: usize,
     /// Sequence of nested scope identifiers indicating the path from the root to this subgraph
-    addr: Vec<usize>,
+    addr: Rc<[usize]>,
     /// Communication channel identifier
     channel_identifier: usize,
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct Progcaster<T:Timestamp> {
 
 impl<T:Timestamp+Send> Progcaster<T> {
     /// Creates a new `Progcaster` using a channel from the supplied worker.
-    pub fn new<A: crate::worker::AsWorker>(worker: &mut A, addr: Vec<usize>, mut logging: Option<Logger>, progress_logging: Option<ProgressLogger>) -> Progcaster<T> {
+    pub fn new<A: crate::worker::AsWorker>(worker: &mut A, addr: Rc<[usize]>, mut logging: Option<Logger>, progress_logging: Option<ProgressLogger>) -> Progcaster<T> {
 
         let channel_identifier = worker.new_identifier();
         let (pushers, puller) = worker.allocate(channel_identifier, addr.clone());
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ impl<T:Timestamp+Send> Progcaster<T> {
                     source: self.source,
                     channel: self.channel_identifier,
                     seq_no: self.counter,
-                    addr: self.addr.clone(),
+                    addr: self.addr.to_vec(),
                     messages,
                     internal,
                 });
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ impl<T:Timestamp+Send> Progcaster<T> {
                     source: source,
                     seq_no: counter,
                     channel,
-                    addr: addr.clone(),
+                    addr: addr.to_vec(),
                     messages,
                     internal,
                 });
diff --git a/timely/src/progress/reachability.rs b/timely/src/progress/reachability.rs
index 5a1f1f6f6..0380216c8 100644
--- a/timely/src/progress/reachability.rs
+++ b/timely/src/progress/reachability.rs
@@ -831,18 +831,18 @@ fn summarize_outputs<T: Timestamp>(
 
 /// Logging types for reachability tracking events.
 pub mod logging {
-
+    use std::rc::Rc;
     use crate::logging::{Logger, ProgressEventTimestampVec};
 
     /// A logger with additional identifying information about the tracker.
     pub struct TrackerLogger {
-        path: Vec<usize>,
+        path: Rc<[usize]>,
         logger: Logger<TrackerEvent>,
     }
 
     impl TrackerLogger {
         /// Create a new tracker logger from its fields.
-        pub fn new(path: Vec<usize>, logger: Logger<TrackerEvent>) -> Self {
+        pub fn new(path: Rc<[usize]>, logger: Logger<TrackerEvent>) -> Self {
             Self { path, logger }
         }
 
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ pub mod logging {
         pub fn log_source_updates(&mut self, updates: Box<dyn ProgressEventTimestampVec>) {
             self.logger.log({
                 SourceUpdate {
-                    tracker_id: self.path.clone(),
+                    tracker_id: self.path.to_vec(),
                     updates,
                 }
             })
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ pub mod logging {
         pub fn log_target_updates(&mut self, updates: Box<dyn ProgressEventTimestampVec>) {
             self.logger.log({
                 TargetUpdate {
-                    tracker_id: self.path.clone(),
+                    tracker_id: self.path.to_vec(),
                     updates,
                 }
             })
diff --git a/timely/src/progress/subgraph.rs b/timely/src/progress/subgraph.rs
index 17a66e3c0..68c3bf93d 100644
--- a/timely/src/progress/subgraph.rs
+++ b/timely/src/progress/subgraph.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ where
     pub name: String,
 
     /// A sequence of integers uniquely identifying the subgraph.
-    pub path: Vec<usize>,
+    pub path: Rc<[usize]>,
 
     /// The index assigned to the subgraph by its parent.
     index: usize,
@@ -94,20 +94,19 @@ where
         self.edge_stash.push((source, target));
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new Subgraph from a channel allocator and "descriptive" indices.
+    /// Creates a `SubgraphBuilder` from a path of indexes from the dataflow root to the subgraph,
+    /// terminating with the local index of the new subgraph itself.
     pub fn new_from(
-        index: usize,
-        mut path: Vec<usize>,
+        path: Rc<[usize]>,
         logging: Option<Logger>,
         progress_logging: Option<ProgressLogger>,
         name: &str,
     )
         -> SubgraphBuilder<TOuter, TInner>
     {
-        path.push(index);
-
         // Put an empty placeholder for "outer scope" representative.
         let children = vec![PerOperatorState::empty(0, 0)];
+        let index = path[path.len() - 1];
 
         SubgraphBuilder {
             name: name.to_owned(),
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ where
                 name: child.name().to_owned(),
             });
         }
-        self.children.push(PerOperatorState::new(child, index, self.path.clone(), identifier, self.logging.clone()))
+        self.children.push(PerOperatorState::new(child, index, identifier, self.logging.clone()))
     }
 
     /// Now that initialization is complete, actually build a subgraph.
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ where
 {
     name: String,           // an informative name.
     /// Path of identifiers from the root.
-    pub path: Vec<usize>,
+    pub path: Rc<[usize]>,
     inputs: usize,          // number of inputs.
     outputs: usize,         // number of outputs.
 
@@ -640,7 +639,6 @@ impl<T: Timestamp> PerOperatorState<T> {
     pub fn new(
         mut scope: Box<dyn Operate<T>>,
         index: usize,
-        mut _path: Vec<usize>,
         identifier: usize,
         logging: Option<Logger>
     ) -> PerOperatorState<T>
diff --git a/timely/src/scheduling/activate.rs b/timely/src/scheduling/activate.rs
index 04c7091a1..3046f62af 100644
--- a/timely/src/scheduling/activate.rs
+++ b/timely/src/scheduling/activate.rs
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ impl SyncActivations {
 /// A capability to activate a specific path.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Activator {
-    path: Vec<usize>,
+    path: Rc<[usize]>,
     queue: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>,
 }
 
 impl Activator {
     /// Creates a new activation handle
-    pub fn new(path: Vec<usize>, queue: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(path: Rc<[usize]>, queue: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>) -> Self {
         Self {
             path,
             queue,
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl std::error::Error for SyncActivationError {}
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ActivateOnDrop<T>  {
     wrapped: T,
-    address: Rc<Vec<usize>>,
+    address: Rc<[usize]>,
     activator: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>,
 }
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
 impl<T> ActivateOnDrop<T> {
     /// Wraps an element so that it is unparked on drop.
-    pub fn new(wrapped: T, address: Rc<Vec<usize>>, activator: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(wrapped: T, address: Rc<[usize]>, activator: Rc<RefCell<Activations>>) -> Self {
         Self { wrapped, address, activator }
     }
 }
diff --git a/timely/src/scheduling/mod.rs b/timely/src/scheduling/mod.rs
index 6e36d34f7..fef24d1f9 100644
--- a/timely/src/scheduling/mod.rs
+++ b/timely/src/scheduling/mod.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub trait Scheduler {
     fn activations(&self) -> Rc<RefCell<Activations>>;
 
     /// Constructs an `Activator` tied to the specified operator address.
-    fn activator_for(&self, path: Vec<usize>) -> Activator {
+    fn activator_for(&self, path: Rc<[usize]>) -> Activator {
         Activator::new(path, self.activations())
     }
 
diff --git a/timely/src/worker.rs b/timely/src/worker.rs
index 6809e080e..de335d734 100644
--- a/timely/src/worker.rs
+++ b/timely/src/worker.rs
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ pub trait AsWorker : Scheduler {
     /// scheduled in response to the receipt of records on the channel.
     /// Most commonly, this would be the address of the *target* of the
     /// channel.
-    fn allocate<T: Data>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>) -> (Vec<Box<dyn Push<Message<T>>>>, Box<dyn Pull<Message<T>>>);
+    fn allocate<T: Data>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>) -> (Vec<Box<dyn Push<Message<T>>>>, Box<dyn Pull<Message<T>>>);
     /// Constructs a pipeline channel from the worker to itself.
     ///
     /// By default this method uses the native channel allocation mechanism, but the expectation is
     /// that this behavior will be overriden to be more efficient.
-    fn pipeline<T: 'static>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>) -> (ThreadPusher<Message<T>>, ThreadPuller<Message<T>>);
+    fn pipeline<T: 'static>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>) -> (ThreadPusher<Message<T>>, ThreadPuller<Message<T>>);
 
     /// Allocates a new worker-unique identifier.
     fn new_identifier(&mut self) -> usize;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub trait AsWorker : Scheduler {
 pub struct Worker<A: Allocate> {
     config: Config,
     timer: Instant,
-    paths: Rc<RefCell<HashMap<usize, Vec<usize>>>>,
+    paths: Rc<RefCell<HashMap<usize, Rc<[usize]>>>>,
     allocator: Rc<RefCell<A>>,
     identifiers: Rc<RefCell<usize>>,
     // dataflows: Rc<RefCell<Vec<Wrapper>>>,
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ impl<A: Allocate> AsWorker for Worker<A> {
     fn config(&self) -> &Config { &self.config }
     fn index(&self) -> usize { self.allocator.borrow().index() }
     fn peers(&self) -> usize { self.allocator.borrow().peers() }
-    fn allocate<D: Data>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>) -> (Vec<Box<dyn Push<Message<D>>>>, Box<dyn Pull<Message<D>>>) {
+    fn allocate<D: Data>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>) -> (Vec<Box<dyn Push<Message<D>>>>, Box<dyn Pull<Message<D>>>) {
         if address.is_empty() { panic!("Unacceptable address: Length zero"); }
         let mut paths = self.paths.borrow_mut();
         paths.insert(identifier, address);
         self.temp_channel_ids.borrow_mut().push(identifier);
         self.allocator.borrow_mut().allocate(identifier)
     }
-    fn pipeline<T: 'static>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Vec<usize>) -> (ThreadPusher<Message<T>>, ThreadPuller<Message<T>>) {
+    fn pipeline<T: 'static>(&mut self, identifier: usize, address: Rc<[usize]>) -> (ThreadPusher<Message<T>>, ThreadPuller<Message<T>>) {
         if address.is_empty() { panic!("Unacceptable address: Length zero"); }
         let mut paths = self.paths.borrow_mut();
         paths.insert(identifier, address);
@@ -622,12 +622,12 @@ impl<A: Allocate> Worker<A> {
         F: FnOnce(&mut V, &mut Child<Self, T>)->R,
         V: Any+'static,
     {
-        let addr = vec![];
         let dataflow_index = self.allocate_dataflow_index();
+        let addr = vec![dataflow_index].into();
         let identifier = self.new_identifier();
 
         let progress_logging = self.logging.borrow_mut().get("timely/progress");
-        let subscope = SubgraphBuilder::new_from(dataflow_index, addr, logging.clone(), progress_logging.clone(), name);
+        let subscope = SubgraphBuilder::new_from(addr, logging.clone(), progress_logging.clone(), name);
         let subscope = RefCell::new(subscope);
 
         let result = {