Hardie Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Hardie Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | South Oakland |
| Origin of name | Rebecca J. Hardie or A. Hardie |
| Hardie Alley (1886–1914) | |
| Origin of name | Rebecca J. Hardie or A. Hardie |
This alley was laid out as Hardie Alley in 1886 as part of a plan of lots by Rebecca J. Hardie.[1] The land through which it runs had formerly been owned by A. Hardie.[2] It became Hardie Way in 1914 when an ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[3]
Clifford C. Ham supposes it is named for James Hardie, "who, according to family tradition, started a biscuit factory in South Oakland and later sold it to Nabisco," and who was the great-great-grandfather of Andy Hardie, one of the cofounders of Dave & Andy's Homemade Ice Cream on Atwood Street.[4]
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situated in the 14th Ward, Pittsburgh, laid out for R. J. Hardie." Laid out Sept. 1886; recorded Dec. 14, 1886, Plan Book 7, p. 250. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779831. [view source] rebecca-j-hardie-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 12. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Clifford C. Ham. Marilyn P. Ham, ed. Historic Oakland: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Articles from The Oakland Newspaper: 1989–1995, p. 16. Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, Pittsburgh, 2007. [view source] ham
