Blackberry Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Blackberry Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | The fruit blackberry |
| Mulberry Alley (until 1868) | |
| Origin of name | The fruit mulberry |
| Blackberry Alley (1868–1914) | |
| Origin of name | The fruit blackberry |
This alley appears, unlabeled, in the upper right corner of R. E. McGowin's 1852 map, between Washington Street (today Hatfield Street) and Butler Street.[1] It was originally named Mulberry Alley, but was changed to Blackberry Alley in 1868, maintaining the berry theme.[2] It became Blackberry Way in 1914, when an ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[3]
Bob Regan includes "Blackberry" in his "Streets of Pittsburgh" crossword puzzle, clued as "A berry and also a wireless hand-held device."[4] Needless to say, the alley was not named for the BlackBerry brand of mobile devices.
See also
- Mulberry Alley, for other alleys that have been named Mulberry
- Rochelle Street, named for a variety of blackberry
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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of streets." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1868. Passed Aug. 31, 1868. In The Municipal Record: Containing the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh: 1868, Pittsburgh Daily Commercial, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1868_20200904_2014). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Gazette, Sept. 2, 1868, p. 5 (Newspapers.com 86347563), Sept. 3, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 86347623), and Sept. 4, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 86347714). [view source] ordinance-1868-name-changes
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, pp. 183, 186. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
