Diulius Way

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Diulius Way
Neighborhood Central Oakland
Origin of name Diulius brothers: Nicholas, Frank, Guy, and Felix
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Bombay Alley (until ca. 1905)
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Diulius Alley (ca. 1905 – 1910)
Origin of name Diulius brothers
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Diulius Street (1910–1915)
Origin of name Diulius brothers

This alley was laid out in 1878 in a plan of lots by the Linden Land Company, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] It was named Bombay Alley by a city ordinance in 1881.[2]

The history of the name becomes a little unclear in the early years of the 20th century.

In 1905, the Diulius brothers (Nicholas, Frank, Guy, and Felix) subdivided several lots in the Linden Land Company plan near Bombay Alley. The alley appeared in their plan, but it was not named.[3] The name of the alley seems to have changed from Bombay Alley to Diulius Alley about this time: the last reference to "Bombay Alley" that I can find is a mention in the minutes of Common Council from January 30, 1905,[4] and the name "Diulius Alley" was in use by 1909.[5]

In 1910, a city ordinance that established the names of all thoroughfares in Pittsburgh listed "Diulius, from Dawson to Boundary, 4th wd.," and declared that "all names not otherwise designated in this Ordinance shall be and the same are hereby fixed as 'streets.'" Bombay Alley was not listed.[6] This seems to have formally named it Diulius Street (perhaps inadvertently).

All alleys in Pittsburgh were changed to ways in 1914,[7] so if it was named Bombay Alley or Diulius Alley before, then it was named Bombay Way or Diulius Way afterward.

In 1915, another ordinance officially renamed Bombay Way to Diulius Way.[8] Perhaps someone noticed the confusion surrounding this name and decided to set it straight.

Current street signs spell the name "Diulus" (missing the second I).

References

  1. ↑ "Plan of lots situated in the 14th Ward Pittsburgh: Laid out by the Linden Land Co." Laid out June 1878; recorded Dec. 17, 1878, Plan Book 6, pp. 164–166. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779397. [view source] linden-land-co-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; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
  3. ↑ "Diulius Brothers plan: Subdivision lots nos. 36–37–38–39 in Linden Land Co's plan: Boundary St., 14th Wd. Pittsburg." Laid out Mar. 1905; recorded May 24, 1905, Plan Book 23, p. 1. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782293. [view source] diulius-bros-plan
  4. ↑ Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1904–1905, Common Council, p. 386. Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1905. Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1904; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_793ef721-dd56-45f9-8fcd-c5c4772d7b7d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_647b618c-f132-4a80-ac52-50b697220a95/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ad919bee-9227-4040-930b-c302e698a64b/. This book has several parts: "Minutes of the proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the year 1904–1905" (index, pp. iii–xxxxviii; proceedings, pp. 1–329), "Minutes of the proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the year 1904–1905" (index, pp. iii–lix; proceedings, pp. 1–504), and an appendix of ordinances and resolutions (index, pp. i–lii; appendix, pp. 1–280). [view source] municipal-record-1904-1905
  5. ↑ "New lines for voting districts: Commission completes work and files a report in court; divides greater city into 345 districts: Boundaries as fixed in the document." Pittsburg Press, July 4, 1909, pp. 1, 5–6. Newspapers.com 141312893, 141312984, 141313007. [view source] new-lines
  6. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0e903fff-f7d8-4eb5-9d15-f91b56e69396/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ef39b3f8-fdd8-4ad7-a239-10b67a3c2bff/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b7df2ed5-228d-4c8e-8d80-77fa7b457528/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-716
  7. ↑ "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
  8. ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1915, no. 117. Passed Apr. 28, 1915; approved Apr. 29, 1915. Ordinance Book 26, p. 615. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1915, appendix, pp. 99–103, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1915 (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1915; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_eef15f75-c6fa-46d8-a436-a3f3d0d36e42/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_be726e6c-6ede-4db8-84a4-1354b0256af1/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, May 7, 1915, sporting section, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 88028157), May 8, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88028802), and May 10, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 88030672). [view source] ordinance-1915-117
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