Oak Way (Mount Washington)
From Pittsburgh Streets
Not to be confused with Oak Way (Esplen).
| Oak Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Mount Washington |
| Oak Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Oak Alley in 1891 in a plan of lots by Mary E. Lafferty.[1] It became Oak Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2]
See also
- Oak Way (Esplen)
- Oak Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
- Currently duplicated street names
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situated in the 32nd. Ward, Pittsburg laid out for Mrs. Mary E. Lafferty." Laid out June 3, 1891; recorded Oct. 21, 1891, Plan Book 12, p. 84. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780645. [view source] mary-e-lafferty-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; 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
