Costume Way
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| Costume Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | South Side Flats |
| Fate | Vacated in 1950 |
| Centre Alley (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Its location in a plan of lots |
| Costume Alley (1881–1914) | |
This alley formerly ran northeast from Carson Street, parallel to and just southeast of what is now Hot Metal Street. It was laid out as Centre Alley in 1866 in a plan of lots by Thomas McClurg, so named because it ran through the center of the plan.[1]
After Pittsburgh annexed the South Side in 1872,[2] this name conflicted with Centre Avenue. Many streets and alleys were renamed in 1881 to fix duplicates; this alley was renamed Costume Alley.[3] It became Costume Way in 1914 when an ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
Costume Way was vacated in 1950.[5]
In a 1998 Post-Gazette article, Torsten Ove included Costume Way in a list of Pittsburgh alleys with "bizarre names."[6]
See also
- Centre Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situate in Lower St. Clair Township Allegheny County Pa.: Surveyed for Mr. Thomas McClurg." Laid out Mar. 1, 1866; recorded Mar. 20, 1866, Plan Book 3, p. 93. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778536. [view source] mcclurg-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Pittsburgh City 1872 Borough Mergers." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/pittsburgh-city-1872-borough-mergers/. [view source] lgeo-south-side-annexation
- ↑ "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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "An ordinance vacating Costume way from Carson street east to the north line of Sumpter street, abandoning the existing sewer located on said Costume way between said points, and providing certain terms and conditions." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1950, no. 388. Passed Aug. 28, 1950; approved Sept. 8, 1950. Ordinance Book 56, p. 671. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1950, appendix, pp. 264–265, City Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1950). [view source] ordinance-1950-388
- ↑ Torsten Ove. "Site names here are out of sight: From Swamp Poodle Road to Grant Street, locales in the region bear names that are little understood or largely forgotten." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 8, 1998, pp. A-1, A-6. Newspapers.com 94754709, 94754864. [view source] ove
