Fuchsia Way
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| Fuchsia Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Homewood North |
| Fuchsia Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Fuchsia Alley in 1899 in the Homewood Driving Park plan of lots.[1][2] It became Fuchsia Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Homewood Driving Park Plan: As laid out by the Pittsburgh Trust Co.: 21st & 37th Wards, Pittsburg, Pa." Laid out Mar. 1899; recorded Mar. 24, 1899, Plan Book 17, pp. 48–49. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781418. [view source] homewood-driving-park-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of the grading, paving and curbing of the sidewalks laid thereon and the sewers constructed therein on the following avenues, streets and alleys, as laid out in the Homewood Driving Park plan of lots, approved March 16th, 1899, and declaring the same to be public improvements of the City of Pittsburgh: Frankstown avenue, Idlewild street, Baxter street, Race street, Monticello street, Hermitage street, Kedron avenue, Upland street, Mt. Vernon street, Homewood avenue, Sterrett street, Collier street, Park street, Forest alley, Fielding alley, Fuchsia alley and Fletcher alley." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1900–1901, no. 300. Passed Jan. 28, 1901; approved Jan. 30, 1901. Ordinance Book 13, p. 458. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1900–1901, appendix, pp. 117–118, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1901 (Google Books DsBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599021; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1900). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Post, Feb. 8, 1901, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 86400598), Feb. 9, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 86400813), and Feb. 11, p. 6 (Newspapers.com 86401337); and in the Pittsburg Press, Feb. 20, 1901, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 141312856). [view source] ordinance-1900-1901-300
- ↑ "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
