Truax Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Truax Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Troy Hill |
| Freemont Alley (until ca. 1865) | |
| Tremont Alley (ca. 1865 – 1896) | |
| Tripod Alley (1896–1910) | |
| Truax Alley (1910–1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Freemont Alley in 1858 in a plan of lots by Adam Reineman.[1] By 1872 it had been changed to Tremont Alley,[2] probably to avoid confusion with Fremont Street (today Brighton Road and Brighton Place). It was changed to Tripod Alley by an Allegheny city ordinance in 1896.[3]
In 1910, three years after Allegheny was annexed to the city of Pittsburgh, over 900 street names were changed to fix duplicates. Tripod Alley on the North Side conflicted with another Tripod Alley in Larimer, so it was renamed Truax Alley.[4] It became Truax Way in 1914 when an ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[5]
See also
- Tremont Alley and Tripod Alley, for other alleys that have had those names
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots on Troy Hill Reserve Township Allegheny County Pa. laid out for Adam Reineman Esq." Laid out July 1858; recorded Dec. 1, 1860, Plan Book 2, p. 145. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778440. [view source] adam-reineman-troy-hill-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 93. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the city of Allegheny." Allegheny city ordinance, 1896, no. 166. Passed Mar. 19, 1896; approved Mar. 23, 1896. In ordinance book of Allegheny City, 1894–1896, pp. 283–285 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_4333da4c-560e-4f5e-b8ac-ddb9f5821943/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, Mar. 28, 1896, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 85430174); and in the Pittsburg Press, Mar. 31, 1896, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 141573537), and Apr. 1, [p. 6] (Newspapers.com 141573556). [view source] ordinance-1896-166
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, 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; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0e903fff-f7d8-4eb5-9d15-f91b56e69396/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ef39b3f8-fdd8-4ad7-a239-10b67a3c2bff/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b7df2ed5-228d-4c8e-8d80-77fa7b457528/). 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-1909-1910-715
- ↑ "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
