Johnstons Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Johnstons Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Lower Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | William Johnston |
| Johnstons Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | William Johnston |
This alley was laid out as Johnstons Alley in 1862 in a plan of lots for the heirs of William Johnston,[1] who had owned property here.[2]
Johnstons Alley became Johnstons Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situate in the Borough of Lawrenceville laid out at the request of the heirs of the late Wm. Johnston, dec'd." Laid out June 1, 1862; recorded July 1, 1873, Plan Book 5, p. 116. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779146. [view source] wm-johnston-heirs-plan
- ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269. [view source] mcgowin-1852
- ↑ "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
