Christmas Way

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Christmas Way
Neighborhood Hazelwood
Christmas Alley (until 1914)

This alley, between Bristol Street and Bigelow Street, was laid out in 1888 in a plan of lots by Edwin Collins. This plan did not give the alley a name, but it did give the name Christmas Street to the street opposite the alley to the east of Bristol Street.[1] The names Christmas Street and Christmas Alley were officially established by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1910.[2] Christmas Alley became Christmas Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]

The current street sign at Bristol Street says only "Christmas Way"; there is no indication of Christmas Street.

References

  1. "Edwin Collins' subdivision of plan of property situated in 23rd Ward, Pittsburg." Laid out June 1888; recorded July 10, 1888, Plan Book 8, pp. 212–213. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780003. [view source]edwin-collins-1888-plan
  2. "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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). 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-1910-716
  3. "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