Gamma Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Gamma Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Regent Square |
| Origin of name | The Greek letter gamma |
| Gamma Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | The Greek letter gamma |
This alley was laid out in two plans from 1901 and 1909; the first did not give it a name, but the second called it Gamma Alley.[1][2] The other alleys in the 1909 plan were named Beta Alley (today Billiard Way), Theta Alley (today Thays Way), and Kappa Alley;[2] all four were named for Greek letters.
Gamma Alley became Gamma Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]
See also
- Game Way, a former alley in Perry North that was once named Gama Way
References
- ↑ "Wilkins Place: Laid out by the Security Investment Company: Situated in 22nd Ward Pittsburg & Swisvale [sic] Boro." Laid out Mar. 1901; recorded Oct. 28, 1901, Plan Book 19, pp. 62–63. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781786. [view source] wilkins-place-plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "George W. Guthrie trustee: Fourth plan of lots: Wilkins estate: Partly in the 14th Ward (formerly 22nd) Pittsburgh, Pa. and partly in the Borough of Swissvale." Laid out Jan. 1909; recorded Aug. 19, 1909, Plan Book 24, p. 168. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782733. [view source] guthrie-4th-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
