Lycurgus Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
This alley was laid out in 1870 in a subdivision of the Irwin estate for G. S. Bates, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] It was named Lycurgus Alley by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1881.[2] The name is that of Lycurgus, the legendary lawgiver of Sparta in ancient Greece.[3]
Lycurgus Alley became Lycurgus Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
References
- ↑ "Plan of the subdivision of the Irwin estate: Situated between the A. V. R. R. Centre St. 45th & 47th St's. Pittsburgh Pa. made at the request of G. S. Bates, Esq." Laid out Dec. 1870; recorded July 27, 1880, Plan Book 6, p. 222. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779443. [view source] irwin-estate-plan-2
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ W. G. Kaufmann. "Names of streets: Pittsburg ransacked creation when doing its christening: Honors for local celebrities: The hard fighters and the noble Indians all taken care of: How other titles originated." Pittsburg Dispatch, Mar. 15, 1891, p. 15. Newspapers.com 76218287. [view source] kaufmann
- ↑ "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
