Cherry Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Cherry Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Business District |
| Cherry Alley (1784–1909) | |
Cherry Alley appears in the original 1784 plan of Pittsburgh laid out by George Woods.[1]
It became Cherry Way in 1909,[2] at the same time that Strawberry Alley became Strawberry Way.[3] These were the first two alleys in Pittsburgh to be named "Way." (Duquesne Way came much earlier, but it was never an alley.) The change was prompted by a feeling that the name "alley" was not respectable enough for the downtown thoroughfares and the large buildings that fronted on them.[4][5] A few years later, in 1914, a city ordinance changed all other alleys in the city to ways.[6]
The portion of Cherry Way between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue was renamed William Penn Place in 1914;[7] the part between Sixth Avenue and Liberty Avenue became part of William Penn Place in 1923.[8]
See also
- Cherry Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ George Woods. A Draught of the Town Plat of Pittsburgh, Surveyed for John Penn, Jr., and John Penn, by George Woods, May 31st 1784. 1784. Reproduced as "Original plan of Pittsburgh" in plate 19 of Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872 (Historic Pittsburgh 1872p019). [view source] woods-plat
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Cherry alley, between Liberty avenue and Water street, to 'Cherry way.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909, no. 736. Passed Mar. 15, 1909; approved Mar. 17, 1909. Ordinance Book 20, p. 226. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the years 1907–'08–'09, appendix, p. 379, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1909 (Google Books gMBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598897; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1907, Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1907). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 30, 1909, p. 6 (Newspapers.com 85734945), and Mar. 31, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 85734996). [view source] ordinance-1909-736
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Strawberry alley, between Liberty avenue and Fountain street, to 'Strawberry way.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909, no. 738. Passed Mar. 15, 1909; approved Mar. 17, 1909. Ordinance Book 20, p. 226. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the years 1907–'08–'09, appendix, p. 379, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1909 (Google Books gMBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598897; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1907, Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1907). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 30, 1909, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 85734951), and Mar. 31, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 85734986). [view source] ordinance-1909-738
- ↑ "Alleys disappear in name: Cherry way and Strawberry way are now proposed." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Feb. 3, 1909, p. 1. Newspapers.com 85696223. [view source] alleys-disappear
- ↑ "Alleys receive titles: Councils make thoroughfares Strawberry and Cherry ways: Mayor signs ordinances." Pittsburgh Post, Mar. 18, 1909, p. 6. Newspapers.com 86421276. [view source] alleys-receive-titles
- ↑ "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. 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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Cherry way, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, to William Penn place." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1914, no. 433. Passed Dec. 1, 1914; approved Dec. 3, 1914. Ordinance Book 26, p. 402. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the year 1914, appendix, p. 246, McClung Printing Co., Pittsburgh (HathiTrust uiug.30112108223899; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1914). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Dec. 9, 1914, p. 14 (Newspapers.com 88014587), and Dec. 10, p. 14 (Newspapers.com 88014717). [view source] ordinance-1914-433
- ↑ "An ordinance widening Cherry way, in the Second Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, from Sixth avenue to Liberty avenue and providing that the costs, damages and expenses occasioned thereby be assessed against and collected from properties benefited thereby and changing the name thereof to 'William Penn Place.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1923, no. 254. Passed May 28, 1923; approved June 1, 1923. Ordinance Book 34, p. 406. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the year 1923, appendix, pp. 153–154, Kaufman Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Google Books XkEtAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223980; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1923). [view source] ordinance-1923-254
