Strawberry Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Strawberry Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Business District |
| Strawberry Alley (1784–1909) | |
Strawberry Alley appears in the original 1784 plan of Pittsburgh laid out by George Woods.[1]
It became Strawberry Way in 1909,[2] at the same time that Cherry Alley became Cherry Way.[3] These were the first two alleys in Pittsburgh to be named "Way." (Duquesne Way came much earlier, but it was never an alley.) The change was prompted by a feeling that the name "alley" was not respectable enough for the downtown thoroughfares and the large buildings that fronted on them.[4][5] A few years later, in 1914, a city ordinance changed all other alleys in the city to ways.[6]
References
- ↑ George Woods. A Draught of the Town Plat of Pittsburgh, Surveyed for John Penn, Jr., and John Penn, by George Woods, May 31st 1784. 1784. Reproduced as "Original plan of Pittsburgh" in plate 19 of Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872 (Historic Pittsburgh 1872p019). [view source] woods-plat
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Strawberry alley, between Liberty avenue and Fountain street, to 'Strawberry way.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909, no. 738. Passed Mar. 15, 1909; approved Mar. 17, 1909. Ordinance Book 20, p. 226. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the years 1907–'08–'09, appendix, p. 379, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1909 (Google Books gMBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598897; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1907, Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1907). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 30, 1909, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 85734951), and Mar. 31, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 85734986). [view source] ordinance-1909-738
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Cherry alley, between Liberty avenue and Water street, to 'Cherry way.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909, no. 736. Passed Mar. 15, 1909; approved Mar. 17, 1909. Ordinance Book 20, p. 226. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the years 1907–'08–'09, appendix, p. 379, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1909 (Google Books gMBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598897; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1907, Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1907). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 30, 1909, p. 6 (Newspapers.com 85734945), and Mar. 31, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 85734996). [view source] ordinance-1909-736
- ↑ "Alleys disappear in name: Cherry way and Strawberry way are now proposed." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Feb. 3, 1909, p. 1. Newspapers.com 85696223. [view source] alleys-disappear
- ↑ "Alleys receive titles: Councils make thoroughfares Strawberry and Cherry ways: Mayor signs ordinances." Pittsburgh Post, Mar. 18, 1909, p. 6. Newspapers.com 86421276. [view source] alleys-receive-titles
- ↑ "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
