Java Way
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| Java Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Morningside |
| Summit Alley (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Its location at the top of the hillside in Samuel Garrison's plan of lots |
| Java Alley (1881–1914) | |
This alley was first laid out as part of Summit Alley in 1868 in a plan of lots by Samuel Garrison, so named for its location at the top of the hillside covered by the plan.[1]
In 1871, a larger plan of lots laid out for the heirs of Samuel Garrison widened part of the alley and named it Summit Street (which later became Witherspoon Street); the remaining portion of the alley was not named in this plan.[2] The alley was named Java Alley by a city ordinance in 1881.[3] It became Java Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
See also
- Summit Street (disambiguation), for other thoroughfares that have been named Summit
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots laid out for Garrison & Co." Laid out June 1868; recorded July 21, 1868, Plan Book 3, p. 243. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778697. [view source] garrison-plan
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situated in the 18th Ward City of Pittsburgh laid out for the heirs of Samuel Garrison dec'd." Laid out Nov. 1871; recorded Dec. 15, 1871, Plan Book 4, pp. 168–171. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778932. [view source] garrison-heirs-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ "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
