Ionic Way

From Pittsburgh Streets
Ionic Way
Neighborhood Highland Park
Origin of name Modification of Ionia, a previous name
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Maringo Alley (until 1901)
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Ionia Alley (1901–1910)
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Ionic Alley (1910–1914)
Origin of name Modification of Ionia

This alley was laid out as Maringo Alley in 1892 by John Fite in his plan of Luella Place.[1] This name was confirmed in two amended plans by Fite in 1893 and 1894.[2][3]

Maringo Alley was renamed Ionia Alley in 1901.[4]

In 1910, three years after the annexation of Allegheny, over 900 streets were renamed to fix duplicates. The name Ionia was thought to be too similar to that of Iona Street in Spring Hill-City View, so it was modified slightly to Ionic Alley.[5][6]

Ionic Alley became Ionic Way in 1914 when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[7]

In a 1998 Post-Gazette article, Torsten Ove included Ionic Way in a list of Pittsburgh alleys with "bizarre names."[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Plan of Luella Place, 19th Ward, Pgh.: Laid out by John Fite." Laid out June 1892; recorded Dec. 19, 1892, Plan Book 13, pp. 106–107. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780854. [view source] luella-place-plan
  2. ↑ "Amended plan of Luella Place, 19th. Ward, Pg'h: Showing building restrictions: Laid out by John Fite." Recorded Nov. 10, 1893, Plan Book 14, pp. 122–123. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781012. [view source] luella-place-amended-plan
  3. ↑ "Second amended plan of Luella Place: Changing building restrictions of plan: Laid out by John Fite and adopted by John Fite as his plan." Recorded May 14, 1894, Plan Book 14, pp. 186–187. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781061. [view source] luella-place-second-amended-plan
  4. ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of certain avenues, streets and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1901, no. 109. Passed June 24, 1901; approved June 28, 1901. Ordinance Book 14, p. 30. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1901–1902, appendix, pp. 46–47, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1902 (Google Books vMJEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598960; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1901). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Post, July 8, 1901, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 86389546), and July 9, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 86389638); and in the Pittsburg Press, July 11, 1901, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 141376761), July 12, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 141353714), and July 13, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 141353981). [view source] ordinance-1901-109
  5. ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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-1910-715
  6. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. 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. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1910-716
  7. ↑ "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
  8. ↑ Torsten Ove. "Site names here are out of sight: From Swamp Poodle Road to Grant Street, locales in the region bear names that are little understood or largely forgotten." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 8, 1998, pp. A-1, A-6. Newspapers.com 94754709, 94754864. [view source] ove
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