Uxor Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Uxor Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | South Side Flats |
| Origin of name | Latin, 'wife' |
| Union Alley (until 1881) | |
| Uxor Alley (1881–1914) | |
| Origin of name | Latin, 'wife' |
This alley appears as Union Alley in the 1852 map of R. E. McGowin.[1] The name conflicted with Union Street downtown (today's Graeme Street), so it was renamed Uxor Alley in 1881.[2][3] It became Uxor Way in 1914 when a city ordinance changed all alleys to ways.[4]
Uxor is the Latin word for 'wife.'
See also
- Union Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269/. [view source] mcgowin-1852
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
- ↑ Ken McFarland. "What's in a name?" Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine, vol. 68, no. 3, July 1985, p. 276. https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/3967. [view source] mcfarland
- ↑ "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. 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
