Violet Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Violet Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | West End |
| Virgin Alley (until 1881) | |
| Violet Alley (1881–1914) | |
This alley was laid out in the original plan of Temperance Village, laid out in 1839 and 1847, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] By 1852 it was named Virgin Alley.[2]
The South Side boroughs, including Temperanceville, were annexed by Pittsburgh in 1872.[3] In 1881, a city ordinance renamed many streets to fix duplicates. There was another Virgin Alley downtown (today Oliver Avenue), so this alley in West End was renamed Violet Alley.[4]
Violet Alley became Violet Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[5]
See also
- Violet Alley and Virgin Alley, for other alleys that have had those names
References
- ↑ "Plan of 'Temperance Village': Situated on both sides of the Steubenville Turnpike Road and on the northern side of the Washington Turnpike Road near the Ohio River: Laid off for John B. Warden & John Alexander." Laid out June 1839 and May 1847; recorded June 30, 1847, Plan Book 1, pp. 120–121. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778219. [view source] temperance-village-plan
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City 1872 Borough Mergers." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-1872-borough-mergers/. [view source] lgeo-south-side-annexation
- ↑ "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 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
