Comet Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
This alley appears, labeled just "Alley," in a plan of lots laid out in 1868 for William and James Murdock.[1] It also appears, unlabeled, in the 1872 Hopkins atlas.[2] It was originally named Cherry Alley, but was renamed Comet Alley in 1881 to fix the duplication with Cherry Alley downtown (today Cherry Way).[3] It became Comet Way in 1914 when an ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[4]
In a 1998 Post-Gazette article, Torsten Ove included Comet Way in a list of Pittsburgh alleys with "bizarre names."[5]
Bob Regan includes "Comet" in a list of astronomy-related street names.[6]
See also
- Cherry Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots laid out for Wm & James Murdock, situate in the 20th Ward City of Pittsburgh." Laid out Aug. 1868; recorded Sept. 29, 1869, Plan Book 4, p. 1. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778768. [view source] wm-james-murdock-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 63. 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
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Torsten Ove. "Site names here are out of sight: From Swamp Poodle Road to Grant Street, locales in the region bear names that are little understood or largely forgotten." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 8, 1998, pp. A-1, A-6. Newspapers.com 94754709, 94754864. [view source] ove
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 68. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
