Motion Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Motion Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Lincoln Place |
| Origin of name | Perhaps from motion in law and parliamentary procedure |
Motion Way was named by a city ordinance in 1930, the year after Lincoln Place was annexed by the city of Pittsburgh.[1] Other alleys in Lincoln Place named by this ordinance include Commission Way, Official Way, Title Way, and Vote Way,[1] and nearby Session Street was named by the following ordinance;[2] these names seem to have a kind of theme, being words used in law and parliamentary procedure. Bob Regan includes "Motion" in his "Streets of Pittsburgh" crossword puzzle, clued as "A request asking a judge to issue a ruling or order on a legal matter."[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "An ordinance designating names for the unnamed streets and alleys, laid out in the various plans of lots, and the unnamed township roads, in the Thirty-first Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly a portion of Mifflin Township)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1930, no. 99. Passed Mar. 24, 1930; approved Mar. 31, 1930. Ordinance Book 42, p. 385. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the year 1930, appendix, pp. 138–139, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1930). [view source] ordinance-1930-99
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, roads, alleys and ways in the 31st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly a portion of Mifflin Township)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1930, no. 100. Passed Mar. 24, 1930; approved Mar. 31, 1930. Ordinance Book 42, p. 388. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr. 7, 1930, p. 27 (Newspapers.com 88824970), and Apr. 8, p. 31 (Newspapers.com 88825039). [view source] ordinance-1930-100
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, pp. 183–186. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
