Wren Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Wren Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Point Breeze North |
| Origin of name | The wren, a bird |
| Wren Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | The wren |
This alley was laid out as Wren Alley in 1901 in the Westinghouse Park plan of lots. Three of the four alleys in this plan were named for birds: Starling, Lark, and Wren.[1]
Wren Alley became Wren Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2]
References
- ↑ "Westinghouse Park: Laid out by the Security Investment Co.: Situated in the 21st Ward Pittsburg." Laid out Oct. 1901; recorded Dec. 21, 1901, Plan Book 19, pp. 82–83. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781807. [view source] westinghouse-park-plan
- ↑ "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
