Limore Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Limore Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Brookline |
| Lilac Alley (until 1909) | |
| Limore Alley (1909–1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Lilac Alley in 1905 in the first plan of Brookline.[1]
West Liberty Borough, which included the western half of today's Brookline neighborhood, was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1908.[2] The name Lilac was already in use by Lilac Street in Greenfield and Squirrel Hill, so Lilac Alley was renamed Limore Alley in 1909.[3]
Limore Alley became Limore Way in 1914 when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
See also
- Lilac Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had the name Lilac
References
- ↑ "Brookline plan of lots: West Liberty Boro. Ally Co. Pa: Laid out by West Liberty Improvement Co." Laid out May 1905; recorded June 2, 1905, Plan Book 23, pp. 4–5. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782296. [view source] brookline-1905-plan
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "West Liberty Borough–Pittsburgh City 1908 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/west-liberty-borough-pittsburgh-city-1908-merger/. [view source] lgeo-west-liberty-annexation
- ↑ "An ordinance changing and establishing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth wards of the City of Pittsburgh (formerly known as the Boroughs of West Liberty and Beechview)." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909, no. 375. Passed Oct. 14, 1909; approved Oct. 20, 1909. Ordinance Book 20, p. 614. 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. 146–150, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 11, 1909, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 86421216), and Nov. 12, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 86421491). [view source] ordinance-1909-375
- ↑ "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
