Sigma Way
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| Sigma Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Perry North |
| Origin of name | The Greek letter sigma |
| Sigma Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | The Greek letter sigma |
Sigma Way is a set of steps from Delaware Street to Watson Boulevard. It was laid out in the Watson Place plan of 1894. That plan labeled it Digma Alley, but this appears to be an error: other alleys in the same plan were named for Greek letters, so it is clear that this alley was intended to be named for the Greek letter sigma.[1]
In any case, the name was officially established as Sigma Alley by a city ordinance in 1910.[2] It became Sigma Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]
The Sigma Way steps were constructed in 1949.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, 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-1909-1910-716
- ↑ "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
- ↑ City of Pittsburgh, Department of Public Works. Advertisement for sealed proposals. Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Sept. 21, 1949, p. 34. Newspapers.com 524269148. [view source] sealed-proposals-1949-09-19
- ↑ Bob Regan. Pittsburgh Steps: The Story of the City's Public Stairways, p. 93. Globe Pequot, Guilford, Conn., 2015, ISBN 978-1-4930-1384-5. [view source] regan-steps
