Antwerp Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Antwerp Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Antwerp Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | Antwerp, Belgium |
This alley was laid out in 1870 in a subdivision of the Irwin estate for G. S. Bates, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] It was named Antwerp Alley by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1881.[2] It became Antwerp Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[3]
Bob Regan includes "Antwerp" in a list of streets named for cities.[4] The name has some similarity to the name of Ann Irwin, who had owned the land through which the alley runs;[5] it may have been intended as a subtle homage.
References
- ↑ "Plan of the subdivision of the Irwin estate: Situated between the A. V. R. R. Centre St. 45th & 47th St's. Pittsburgh Pa. made at the request of G. S. Bates, Esq." Laid out Dec. 1870; recorded July 27, 1880, Plan Book 6, p. 222. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779443. [view source] irwin-estate-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
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 65. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 58. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
