Hyoid Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Hyoid Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Lower Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | Modification of Howard, its original name |
| Howard Alley (until 1910) | |
| Origin of name | Thomas Howard |
| Hyoid Alley (1910–1914) | |
| Origin of name | Modification of Howard |
This alley ran northeastward from 34th Street, between and parallel to Ligonier Street and Denny Street.[1]
It was laid out in a plan of lots by Thomas Howard, recorded in 1868, though that plan did not give it a name.[2] It was named Howard Alley by 1888, when a city ordinance officially established its location.[3] It was officially opened the following year.[4]
In 1910, three years after Pittsburgh annexed Allegheny City, over 900 streets were renamed to fix duplicates. Howard Alley was changed to Hyoid Alley to avoid confusion with Howard Street on the North Side.[5] The name is just a modification of Howard.
Hyoid Alley became Hyoid Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[6]
Hyoid Way still appears on the city's GIS map,[7] but it does not appear to be a publicly accessible alley, and there is no street sign for it.
References
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1, plate 33. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1923. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1923-volume-1-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1923 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1923-vol-1
- ↑ "Thomas Howard's plan of lots situated in Lawrenceville." Recorded Feb. 22, 1868, Plan Book 3, p. 223. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778655. [view source] thomas-howard-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Howard alley, from Thirty-fourth street eastwardly for a distance of 67 feet to line of property formerly of Thomas Howard." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1888–1889, no. 202. Passed Dec. 10, 1888; approved Dec. 14, 1888. Ordinance Book 6, p. 556. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1888–9, p. 321, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1888–1889 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordselect1888) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1888–9, p. 347, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1888–1889 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordcommon1888). [view source] ordinance-1888-1889-202
- ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the opening of Howard alley, from Thirty-fourth street to a point 67 feet eastwardly therefrom to line of property formerly of Thomas Howard." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1888–1889, no. 237. Passed Feb. 25, 1889; approved Feb. 26, 1889. Ordinance Book 6, p. 586. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1888–9, p. 333, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1888–1889 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordselect1888) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1888–9, p. 359, Chas. F. Peck & Son, Pittsburgh, 1888–1889 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecordcommon1888). [view source] ordinance-1888-1889-237
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. 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. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-715
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Pittsburgh Map. Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, GIS Division. https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=0b82e78539464c3da121dcab22e444d4. Linked from https://pittsburghpa.gov/innovation-performance/interactive-maps. [view source] pgh-city-planning-map
