Tyson Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Tyson Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | East Hills |
| Origin of name | Thomas Tyson |
| Tyson Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | Thomas Tyson |
This alley was laid out in 1887 in the Villa Place plan, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] A revised plan two years later also left it unnamed,[2] as did the official plan of Brushton Borough in 1891.[3]
It was named Tyson Alley by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1910 to match Tyson Street, on the opposite side of Frankstown Avenue.[4] Tyson Street was named about 1895 for Thomas Tyson, the first representative in Pittsburgh Common Council for the 37th Ward, formerly Brushton Borough.[5]
Tyson Alley became Tyson Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[6]
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References
- ↑ "Plan of Villa Place, adjoining Wilkinsburg, laid out for A. W. Mellon." Laid out Dec. 1887; recorded Jan. 30, 1888, Plan Book 8, pp. 110–111. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779949. [view source] villa-place-plan
- ↑ "Mellon's revision of Villa Place, Sterrett Twp., recorded in Plan Book, vol. 8, page 110." Laid out June 1889; recorded Dec. 2, 1890, Plan Book 11, pp. 44–45. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3790463. [view source] villa-place-revised-plan
- ↑ "Plan of the Borough of Brushton." Recorded July 6, 1891, Plan Book 11, pp. 116–117. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780591. [view source] brushton-borough-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. 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. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-716
- ↑ Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1894–5, Common Council, p. 267. J. M. Kelly Printing Co., Pittsburgh. Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1894. This book has several parts: "Minutes of the proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the year 1894–5" (index, pp. iii–xxxv; proceedings, pp. 1–321), "Minutes of the proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the year 1894–5" (index, pp. iii–xxxvii; proceedings, pp. 1–410), and an appendix of ordinances and resolutions (index, pp. i–xi; appendix, pp. 1–415). [view source] municipal-record-1894-1895
- ↑ "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
