Kay Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
Not to be confused with K Way.
| Kay Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill North |
| Kay Alley (until 1914) | |
A short alley named Kay Alley, leading westward from Denniston Street just north of Forbes Avenue, was laid out in 1893 in S. J. Macfarren's Homewood Summit plan.[1] It became Kay Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2]
Kay Way does not exist today.
References
- ↑ "Homewood Summit plan lots: Situate in the 22nd. Ward, Pgh Pa.: Laid out by S. J. Macfarren." Laid out Feb. 1893; recorded Mar. 17, 1893, Plan Book 13, p. 146. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780887. [view source] homewood-summit-plan
- ↑ "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
