Werneberg Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Werneberg Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | Mary Werneburg |
| Werneburg Alley (until 1910) | |
| Origin of name | Mary Werneburg |
| Werneberg Alley (1910–1914) | |
| Origin of name | Mary Werneburg |
The 1852 map of R. E. McGowin shows Dr. W. Werneburg living on St. Mary's Avenue (today 45th Street) south of Butler Street.[1]
This alley was laid out in 1866 for Mary Werneburg.[2] The name was officially established as Werneburg Alley by a city ordinance in 1881.[3] In 1910, another city ordinance, establishing the names of all thoroughfares in the city, changed the spelling (perhaps inadvertently) to Werneberg Alley.[4] It became Werneberg Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[5]
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
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situate in the Borough of Lawrenceville Allegheny County Penn'a. being laid out for Mrs. Mary Werneburg." Laid out Nov. 10, 1866; recorded Feb. 16, 1867, Plan Book 3, p. 156. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778589. [view source] werneburg-plan
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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-1910-716
- ↑ "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
