Tripod Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Tripod Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Larimer |
| Tripod Alley (until 1914) | |
The name of this alley was established as Tripod Alley by a city ordinance in 1881,[1] and it appears in a plan of lots by George Finley later that year.[2] It became Tripod Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]
Frances Lester Warner, in a 1923 essay called "The Pittsburgh Owl," included Tripod Way in a list of streets named for Pittsburgh's "scientific paraphernalia,"[4] and Bob Regan copied this list in his book.[5]
See also
- Truax Way, which was named Tripod Alley from 1896 to 1910
References
- ↑ "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). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ "George Finley's plan of lots: 21st Ward, Pittsburgh." Laid out Nov. 1881; recorded Nov. 15, 1881, Plan Book 6, p. 262. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779487. [view source] george-finley-1881-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
- ↑ Frances Lester Warner. Groups and Couples, p. 228. Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York, 1923. Google Books lub2z89YnoYC; Internet Archive groupscouples00warn. The essay "The Pittsburgh Owl" is available at http://www.info-ren.org/projects/btul/Pennsylvania/pghowl.html and http://www.info-ren.org/projects/btul/exhibit/pghowl.html. [view source] groups-and-couples
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 61. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
