Beta Way

From Pittsburgh Streets
Beta Way
Neighborhood Perry North
Origin of name The Greek letter beta
Beta Alley (until 1914)
Origin of name The Greek letter beta

This short alley formerly ran from Bothwell Avenue to Catoctin Way. It was laid out as Beta Alley in 1894.[1] It became Beta Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2] It does not exist today.

See also

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

References

  1. "The Watson Land and Improvement Co.'s plan of Watson Place: 10th Ward Allegheny City Pa." Laid out Sept. 1894; recorded Nov. 24, 1894, Plan Book 15, pp. 52–57. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781104. [view source]watson-place-1894-plan
  2. "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). 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