Fred Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Fred Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Shadyside |
| Fred Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Fred Alley in a plan of lots recorded in 1870.[1] It became Fred Way in 1914 when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2]
In a 1937 Post-Gazette column about amusing street names, Charles F. Danver wrote, "There's a Fred way, too—the Sewickley steamboat captain and author might like to know."[3] This was a reference to Frederick Way, Jr. (1901–1992). Of course, this alley cannot actually be named for Captain Way, as it was named Fred some 30 years before his birth and became Fred Way when he was only 13 years old.
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situated in the City of Pittsburgh 20th Ward adjoining McFarlands Grove laid out for M. O'Hara at the request of Mrs Frances A. O'Hara." Recorded Apr. 12, 1870, Plan Book 4, pp. 26–27. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778793. [view source] frances-a-ohara-plan
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Charles F. Danver. Pittsburghesque. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 12, 1937, p. 8. Newspapers.com 90316941. [view source] danver-1937
