Snively Way
| Snively Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | East Liberty |
| Sharp Alley (until 1910) | |
| Origin of name | Probably J. Sharp |
| Conestoga Alley (until 1910) | |
| Snively Alley (1910–1914) | |
Snively Way was originally Sharp Alley (between St. Clair Street and Beatty Street) and Conestoga Alley (perpendicular to Livery Way). These alleys first appeared in the 1890 Hopkins atlas.[1]
The portion of Sharp Alley east of St. Clair Street was renamed Snively Alley in 1910; the part between Chislett Street and Samantha Alley remained Sharp Alley (today Sharp Way). Conestoga Alley was renamed Casanova Alley (today Casanova Way) to avoid confusion with Conestoga Street in Sheraden.[2][3] Over 900 streets were renamed by this ordinance, whose main goal was the elimination of duplicate names. As with many of these changes, the intended meanings of the new names are not entirely clear, though a common pattern was the preservation of the first letter of the street name. The 1910 city directory lists seven people and two businesses with the name Snively,[4][a] including Harry A. Snively (1866–1913), who was the chief clerk in the Department of Public Works at the time.[5][6] Snively Alley became Snively Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys to ways.[7]
Notes
- ↑ "Snively Arthur W clk Hammond and Glasgow"; "Snively Harry A clk 648 College"; "Snively Herbert L clk 6017 Hoeveler"; "Snively John S wall paper 5934 Baum h 6017 Hoveler"; "Snively Mack (Snively Plumbing Co) h 1118 N Euclid av"; "Snively Marco (Snively Plumbing Co) 1112 N Euclid av"; "Snively Plumbing Co 5981 Center av"; "Snively Whitmore physician 719 Jenkins bldg h 6707 Penn av"; "SNIVELY & KOHNE FIRE INS 6th fl Commonwealth bldg Bell phone Court 2245 P & A Main 1192".
References
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-3-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-3
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1910-715
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1910-716
- ↑ R. L. Polk & Co. and R. L. Dudley. Pittsburgh Directory 1910, fifty-fifth annual issue. R. L. Polk & Co. and R. L. Dudley, Pittsburgh, 1910, p. 1421. DonsList.net Pgh1910M; Historic Pittsburgh 31735058193834. [view source] polk-1910
- ↑ "H. A. Snively, D. P. W. chief clerk, dies: End comes in Mercy Hospital; had been in city's employ many years." Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 29, 1913, p. 2. Newspapers.com 87636976. [view source] snively-death-post
- ↑ "Harry Atkinson Snively." Pittsburg Press, Nov. 29, 1913, p. 4. Newspapers.com 143425548. [view source] snively-death-press
- ↑ "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. 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
