Zelda Way

From Pittsburgh Streets
Zelda Way
Neighborhood Beltzhoover
Zara Way (1917–1925)
Origin of name Its status as a western extension of Zara Street

This alley was laid out in T. S. Maple's plan of Maplevale, recorded in the early 1890s, though that plan did not give it a name.[1]

Beltzhoover Borough was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1898.[2] This alley remained unnamed until it was named Zara Way by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1917,[3] reflecting its status as a western extension of Zara Street.

Zara Way was renamed Zelda Way in 1925.[4]

See also

  • Zara Alley, for other thoroughfares that have been named Zara

References

  1. "T. S. Maple's plan of Maplevale, Allegheny County, Pa." Recorded Sept. 9, 1891, July 6, 1892, and Apr. 10, 1893, Plan Book 12, pp. 10–11. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780481. [view source]maplevale-plan
  2. Mark A. Connelly. "Beltzhoover Borough–Pittsburgh City 1898 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/beltzhoover-borough-pittsburgh-city-1898-merger/. [view source]lgeo-beltzhoover-annexation
  3. "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
  4. "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1925, no. 175. Passed Apr. 20, 1925; approved Apr. 22, 1925. Ordinance Book 36, p. 299. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1925, appendix, pp. 142–146, Kaufman Printing Company, Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books qSb28JpAxN8C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819786; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1925). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 27, 1925, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88691643), and Apr. 28, [p. 21] (Newspapers.com 88691689). [view source]ordinance-1925-175