Tennis Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Tennis Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Homewood West |
| Tennis Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Tennis Alley in 1882 in George Finley's Lake Home plan of lots.[1] It became Tennis Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2]
See also
- Tennis Street, across Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar
- Sinnet Way in Point Breeze, named Tennis Alley until 1910
References
- ↑ "George Finley's Lake Home plan of lots: 21st Ward Pittsburg Pa." Laid out Feb. 1882; recorded Nov. 25, 1884, Plan Book 7, p. 117. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779694. [view source] lake-home-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). 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
