Game Way
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| Game Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Perry North |
| Origin of name | Modification of Gama, its original name |
| Fate | Vacated in 1928/1929 |
| Gama Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | The Greek letter gamma |
| Gama Way (1914–1916) | |
| Origin of name | The Greek letter gamma |
This short alley formerly ran from Orleans Street to Watson Boulevard. It was laid out as Gama Alley in 1894. Other alleys in the same plan were named for Greek letters, so it is clear that this alley was named for the Greek letter gamma, despite the difference in spelling.[1] It became Gama Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[2]
In 1916 Gama Way was renamed Game Way to avoid confusion with Gamma Way in Regent Square.[3]
Game Way was vacated by two ordinances in 1928 and 1929.[4][5]
See also
- Gamma Way in Regent Square
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 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 changing the names of certain streets, ways and place, in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1916, no. 35. Passed Feb. 14, 1916; approved Feb. 15, 1916. Ordinance Book 27, p. 366. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1916, appendix, p. 12, Eureka Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1916). [view source] ordinance-1916-35
- ↑ "An ordinance vacating Game way, in the Twenty-sixth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, from Orleans street to Longfellow way." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1928, no. 8. Passed Jan. 16, 1928; approved Jan. 17, 1928. Ordinance Book 39, p. 456. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1928, appendix, p. 28, Smith Bros. Co. Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books PwGkOIBtAccC; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819810; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1928). [view source] ordinance-1928-8
- ↑ "An ordinance vacating Game way in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, from Longfellow way to Watson Boulevard." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1929, no. 190. Passed Mar. 25, 1929; approved Mar. 28, 1929. Ordinance Book 41, p. 177. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1929, appendix, p. 157, Kaufman Printing Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1929). [view source] ordinance-1929-190
