Asia Way

From Pittsburgh Streets
Asia Way
Neighborhood Bloomfield
Asia Alley (until 1914)

This alley was laid out as Asia Alley in 1891 in W. T. Wallace's plan of Benvenue lots.[1] It became Asia Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2]

References

  1. "Wallace plan of Benvenue lots: 20th Ward Pittsburgh." Laid out Mar. 4, 1891; recorded Apr. 3, 1903, Plan Book 20, p. 109. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782000. [view source]wallace-plan-benvenue-lots
  2. "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; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a82f1363-0512-40c8-b4e5-f02b090b761d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_bf8a4f10-7526-4a96-8943-6a220d361293/). 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