Cobalt Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Cobalt Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Lower Lawrenceville |
| Church Alley (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | St. Augustine Church |
| Cobalt Alley (1881–1914) | |
This alley was laid out in two plans of lots in 1860 and 1862; the earlier plan did not give it a name, but the 1862 plan named it Church Alley.[1][2] This name referred to St. Augustine Church.
After Pittsburgh annexed Lawrenceville in 1868,[3] this name conflicted with another Church Alley downtown (today Coffey Way). Many streets and alleys were renamed in 1881 to fix duplicates; the Church Alley in Lawrenceville was renamed Cobalt Alley.[4][5] It became Cobalt Way in 1914 when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[6]
In a 1998 Post-Gazette article, Torsten Ove included Cobalt Way in a list of Pittsburgh alleys with "bizarre names."[7]
See also
- Church Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situate in the Borough of Lawrenceville laid out at the request of Messrs. Hoeveller [sic], Unversagt, & Wirth." Laid out July 25, 1860; recorded July 30, 1860, Plan Book 2, p. 162. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778431. [view source] hoeveler-unversagt-wirth-plan
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situated in the Borough of Lawrenceville laid out by Augustus Hoeveler Esq. in trust for the Congregation of St. Augustine of the Borough of Lawrenceville being a subdivision of a plan of lots laid out in July 1862 by direction of Robert Bell Esq. administrator of Malcolm Leech Esq. dec'd." Laid out Sept. 1862; recorded Feb. 15, 1864, Plan Book 3, p. 27. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778485. [view source] st-augustine-congregation-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Collins Township–Lawrenceville Borough–Liberty Township–Oakland Township–Peebles Township–Pitt Township to Pittsburgh City 1868 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/collins-township-lawrenceville-borough-liberty-township-oakland-township-peebles-township-pitt-township-to-pittsburgh-city-1868-merger/. [view source] lgeo-east-end-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, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ Al Donalson. "Signing in: Names of city streets reflect colorful history." Pittsburgh Press, Mar. 19, 1985, p. A7. Newspapers.com 146595524. [view source] donalson
- ↑ "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
- ↑ 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
