Dove Way
| Dove Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Knoxville |
| Origin of name | The dove, any of several birds in the family Columbidae |
| Diana Alley (until 1926) | |
This alley was laid out as Diana Alley in a plan by William W. Knox and Frederick Bausman, recorded in 1873.[1]
One of the last acts of the Town Council of the Borough of Knoxville, on December 21, 1926, was to rename many of the borough's streets in anticipation of its annexation by Pittsburgh. Diana Alley was going to conflict with Diana Street in Spring Hill-City View, so it was renamed Dove Way.[2] The new name was part of a series of alleys named for birds: others were changed to Albatross Way (today Onyx Way), Grouse Way (today Romeyn Way), Hawk Way, Ibis Way, Partridge Way, Penguin Way (today Duart Way), Starling Way (today Marland Way), and Swallow Way. This theme had been established earlier: Knoxville had already had a Lark Way and a Wren Way (renamed Lotts Way and Wattle Way).[2]
Knoxville was annexed by Pittsburgh less than two weeks later, on January 3, 1927.[3]
References
- ↑ "Plan of a part of Knoxville: Situated in Lower St. Clair Tp., Allegheny County Pennsylvania: Laid out for Knox and Bausman." Recorded July 15, 1873, Plan Book 5, pp. 162–163. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779154. [view source] knox-bausman-plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "An ordinance changing the names of certain streets, avenues and alleys in the Borough of Knoxville." Knoxville borough ordinance, 1926, no. 530. Enacted Dec. 21, 1926; approved Dec. 21, 1926. In ordinance book of Knoxville Borough, 1922–1926, p. 199 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_46104c53-ba6f-4cf6-87dc-ee96c06cf9c8/). [view source] ordinance-knoxville-530
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Knoxville Borough–Pittsburgh City 1927 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/knoxville-borough-pittsburgh-city-1927-merger/. [view source] lgeo-knoxville-annexation
