Zara Way

From Pittsburgh Streets

See also Zelda Way, which was formerly named Zara Way.

Zara Way
Neighborhood Middle Hill
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Zara Alley (until 1914)

This alley formerly ran between and parallel to Perry Street and Kirkpatrick Street, between Bedford Avenue and Webster Avenue.[1]

The surrounding area was laid out in a plan of lots by William Porter in 1851, though this plan did not include this alley.[2] The alley is shown in the 1872 Hopkins atlas, though it is not labeled.[3] It was named Zara Alley by a city ordinance in 1881,[4] and this was confirmed by another ordinance in 1910.[5]

This alley does not exist today, though it is not clear when it disappeared. It probably survived, at least on paper, until at least 1914, at which point it would have become Zara Way as a consequence of an ordinance that changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[6] It appears, unlabeled, in the 1923 Hopkins atlas;[7] "Zara Way" is listed in the 1928 Polk directory, though with the qualification "Not open";[8] and it appears as a short unlabeled stub in maps as late as 1955.[9][10]

On the other hand, in 1917 a city ordinance assigned the name Zara Way to a different alley in Beltzhoover (today Zelda Way).[11] Apparently at that time the city did not believe this name was already in use.

See also

  • Zara Alley, for other alleys that have had that name

References

  1. ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 2. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1910
  2. ↑ "Wm. Porters plan of lots in the 7th Ward Pittsburgh being a subdivision of lots 1–2 & 3 and a part of the Wilson Farm in A. C. Reeds third plan of out lots." Laid out Jan. 31, 1851; recorded Jan. 31, 1851, Plan Book 2, p. 40. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778280. [view source] wm-porter-plan
  3. ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 43. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny. [view source] hopkins-1872
  4. ↑ "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
  5. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, 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; 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. 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-1909-1910-716
  6. ↑ "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
  7. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1, plate 11. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1923. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1923-volume-1-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1923 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1923-1
  8. ↑ R. L. Polk & Co. Polk's Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) City Directory, 1928: Containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a street and avenue guide and much information of a miscellaneous character; also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory, vol. LXXIII. R. L. Polk & Co., Pittsburgh, 1928, p. 120D. Historic Pittsburgh 31735056286887. [view source] polk-1928
  9. ↑ Alexander Gross. Pittsburgh and Vicinity: Featuring transit lines and house numbers. Geographia Map Co. Inc., New York, 1953. Published with Alexander Gross, The Complete Street Guide to Pittsburgh and 16 Nearby Suburbs: With large map of Pittsburgh and suburbs; streets, house numbers, transportation lines, places of interest, churches, etc., etc., Geographia Map Co. Inc., New York, 1953 (DonsList.net PghStreets1953M). A slightly different version entitled The Premier Map of Pittsburgh and Vicinity is reproduced in Sam Stephenson, ed., Dream Street: W. Eugene Smith's Pittsburgh Project, pp. 22–23, University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 2023, ISBN 978-0-226-82483-3 (LCCN 2022055151). [view source] gross-map
  10. ↑ Alexander Gross. Ideal Atlas of Pittsburgh and Vicinity: 28 sectional maps and complete street index. Geographia Map Co., Inc., New York, 1955. [view source] ideal-atlas-1955
  11. ↑ "An ordinance designating the names for an unnamed street and certain unnamed ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1917, no. 335. Passed Aug. 3, 1917; approved Aug. 7, 1917. Ordinance Book 28, p. 643. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1917, appendix, p. 169, Eureka Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1917; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b17a2c86-a14e-483b-9030-7467198ee94f/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_725cecc9-3fba-4fc6-b2bc-ee70c6963e8d/). [view source] ordinance-1917-335
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