Ikon Way

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Ikon Way
Neighborhood Squirrel Hill South
Ikon Alley (until 1914)

This alley was laid out in 1901 in the Squirrel Hill plan, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] It was named Ikon Alley by 1906, when a city ordinance established its grade.[2] It became Ikon Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]

Ikon Way is one of a set of alleys in the district bounded by Morrowfield Avenue, Beechwood Boulevard, Monitor Street, and Murray Avenue whose names begin with the letter I: the others are Ibsen Way, Inez Way, Ira Way, and Isle Way.

References

  1. "Squirrel Hill plan of lots: Laid out by the Beechwood Improvement Co. Ltd.: 22nd Ward Pittsburg Pa." Laid out Aug. 1901; recorded July 3, 1902, Plan Book 19, pp. 166–167. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781883. [view source]squirrel-hill-plan
  2. "An ordinance establishing the grade of Ikon alley, from Monitor street to McClure avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1906–1907, no. 309. Passed Nov. 2, 1906; approved Nov. 8, 1906. Ordinance Book 18, p. 122. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1906–1907, appendix, pp. 125–126, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1907 (Google Books 2rxEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599013; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1906). [view source]ordinance-1906-1907-309
  3. "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