Oak Way (Esplen)
From Pittsburgh Streets
Not to be confused with Oak Way (Mount Washington).
| Oak Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Esplen |
| Oak Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Oak Alley in 1888 in a plan of lots by Maria L. McGunnegle.[1] This name was confirmed by an Esplen borough ordinance in 1893.[2]
Esplen Borough was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1906.[3] Oak Alley became Oak Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
See also
- Oak Way (Mount Washington)
- Oak Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
- Currently duplicated street names
References
- ↑ "Additional plan of McGunnegleville, Chartiers, Twp.: Laid out by Mrs. M. L. McGunnegle." Laid out May 1888; recorded Dec. 27, 1888, Plan Book 8, p. 317. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780069. [view source] mcgunnegleville-add-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance adopting Names for the Streets within the Borough." Esplen borough ordinance, no. 15. Enacted May 8, 1893. In Ordinance book of the Borough of Esplen, pp. 30–31, 1891–1905 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_abec1b3d-7e8a-4464-8f22-37aead21d638/). [view source] ordinance-1893-15
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Esplen Borough–Pittsburgh City 1906 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/esplen-borough-pittsburgh-city-1906-merger/. [view source] lgeo-esplen-annexation
- ↑ "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; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a82f1363-0512-40c8-b4e5-f02b090b761d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_bf8a4f10-7526-4a96-8943-6a220d361293/). 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
