Clay Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
See also Cones Way, which was named Clay Way until 1910.
| Clay Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Central Business District, Crawford-Roberts |
| Origin of name | Henry Clay |
| Fate | Vacated in 1960 |
| Clay Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | Henry Clay |
This alley formerly ran from Chatham Street to Washington Place between Webster Avenue and Wylie Avenue. If it still existed today, it would run through the middle of Frankie Pace Park, the "cap" above Crosstown Boulevard.
It was originally named Clay Alley. It was mentioned in an 1836 newspaper advertisement for an estate auction.[1]
It was named for Henry Clay (1777–1852), American lawyer and statesman.[2]
In late 1873, a City Council committee proposed an ordinance renaming streets and alleys to fix duplicate names. This proposed ordinance would have changed Clay Alley to Coke Alley.[3][4] However, this ordinance was never passed.
Clay Alley became Clay Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[5]
Clay Way was vacated in 1960.[6]
See also
- Clay Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ Eliza Elder and John M'Faden. "Administrator's sale." Daily Pittsburgh Gazette, Nov. 4, 1836, [p. 2]. Newspapers.com 96047886. [view source] administrators-sale
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Great patriots are honored in street names: Commemoration of splendid leaders of young republic is apparent here: Clay and Webster." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 4, 1917, sec. 5, pp. 2–3. Newspapers.com 85858155, 85858158. [view source] fleming-patriots
- ↑ "Street nomenclature: The changes proposed by the committee." Pittsburgh Commercial, Dec. 30, 1873, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 85549642. [view source] street-nomenclature
- ↑ "Notice—the following ordinances relative to Street Improvements is [sic] published for information, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of an Act of Assembly, entitled 'a further Supplement to an act entitled an act concerning Streets and Sewers in the City of Pittsburgh,' approved March 20th, 1873." Pittsburgh Gazette, Jan. 5, 1874, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 86344686. [view source] ordinances-relative-to-street-improvements
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "An ordinance vacating Boone Way, from the northerly line of Clairant Way to the northerly line of Clark Street; Clay Way, from the easterly line of Chatham Street to the westerly line of Washington Place; Clairant Way, from the easterly line of Townsend Street to the westerly line of Fullerton Street; Clark Street, from the easterly line of Elm Street to the easterly line of Crawford Street; Colwell Street, from the easterly line of Clark Street to the easterly line of Pride Street; Conductor Way, from the northerly line of Colwell Street to the northerly line of Clark Street; Congress Street, from a point 170.00 feet north of Fifth Avenue to the northerly line of Epiphany Street; Elm Street, from the southerly line of Our Way to the northerly line of Hazel Street; Fullerton Street, from the northerly line of Colwell Street to the northerly line of Clark Street; Hazel Street, from the easterly line of Elm Street to the easterly line of Shomin Street; Hickory Street, from the northerly line of Webster Avenue to the southerly line of Bedford Avenue; Logan Street, from the southerly line of Our Way to the northerly line of Clark Street; McCooks Way, from the easterly line of Fernando Street to the westerly line of Washington Place; Reed Street, from the easterly line of Fullerton Street to the easterly line of Crawford Street; Shomin Street, from the northerly line of Clark Street to the southerly line of Hazel Street; Sinaloa Way, from the northerly line of Fifth Avenue to the southerly line of Wylie Avenue; Townsend Street, from the northerly line of Colwell Street to the northerly line of Clark Street; Unnamed Way, from Washington Place to a point 135.00 feet eastwardly; Unnamed Way, 130.00 feet north of Reed Street, from the easterly line of Fullerton Street to the easterly line of Crawford Street; Washington Place, from the southerly line of Wylie Avenue to the southerly line of Bigelow Boulevard; Washington Place, from a point 70.00 feet north of the northerly line of Fifth Avenue to the northerly line of Epiphany Street, all in the Second and Third Wards of the City of Pittsburgh; and abandoning sewer and water lines on all streets excepting and reserving the sewer and water lines on Congress Street, from a point 170.00 feet north of the northerly line of Fifth Avenue to the southerly line of Centre avenue, as opened." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1960, no. 159. Passed May 2, 1960; approved May 5, 1960. Ordinance Book 63, p. 245. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1960, appendix, pp. 114–115, Park Printing, Inc., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive vol-93-1960). [view source] ordinance-1960-159
