Verse Way
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(Redirected from Vine Alley (Verse Way))
| Verse Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Morningside |
| Vine Alley (until 1881) | |
| Venango Alley (1881–1910) | |
| Verse Alley (1910–1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Vine Alley in 1871 in a plan of lots for the heirs of Samuel Garrison.[1]
In 1881, a Pittsburgh city ordinance renamed many streets and alleys to fix duplicates. Vine Alley was renamed Venango Alley to avoid confusion with Vine Street in the Hill District.[2]
In 1910, three years after Pittsburgh annexed Allegheny, there was another need to fix duplicate street names. There was a Venango Street on the North Side, so Venango Alley was changed to Verse Alley.[3]
Verse Alley became Verse Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
The intersecting alley, formerly named Brooks Way, was named Prose Way in 1927[5] to complement Verse.
See also
- Vine Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situated in the 18th Ward City of Pittsburgh laid out for the heirs of Samuel Garrison dec'd." Laid out Nov. 1871; recorded Dec. 15, 1871, Plan Book 4, pp. 168–171. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778932. [view source] garrison-heirs-plan
- ↑ "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; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes, alleys and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1927, no. 205. Passed Mar. 21, 1927; approved Mar. 26, 1927. Ordinance Book 38, p. 408. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1927, appendix, p. 186, Smith Bros. Co. Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books cZfgUddPQR0C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819802; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1927). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 1, 1927, p. 18 (Newspapers.com 88713906), and Apr. 2, p. 18 (Newspapers.com 88713926). [view source] ordinance-1927-205
