Modoc Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Modoc Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | Modoc people |
| Modoc Alley (until 1914) | |
| Origin of name | Modoc people |
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 Modoc Alley by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1881.[2] The name is that of the Modoc people, a Native American people who historically lived in what is now northeastern California and south-central Oregon.[3][4][5]
Modoc Alley became Modoc Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[6]
References
- ↑ "Plan of the subdivision of the Irwin estate: Situated between the A. V. Rail Road and Centre Street & 45th & 48th Streets City of Pittsburgh made at the request of G. S. Bates Esq." Laid out Dec. 12, 1870; recorded Jan. 17, 1871, Plan Book 4, pp. 70–71. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778844. [view source] irwin-estate-plan-1
- ↑ "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
- ↑ A. G. McKean. "Our Pittsburg letter." Courier (Connellsville, Penna.), Apr. 28, 1904, p. 6. Newspapers.com 37848766. [view source] mckean
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Indian names of Pittsburgh streets: Tribes and individuals so honored recall thrilling historical passages: Ohio valley tales." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Apr. 4, 1915, sec. 6, [p. 5]. Newspapers.com 85419817. [view source] fleming-indian-names
- ↑ George Thornton Fleming. History of Pittsburgh and Environs: From Prehistoric Days to the Beginning of the American Revolution, vol. 1, p. 148. American Historical Society, New York and Chicago, 1922. Google Books 7ctaAAAAYAAJ, ffQMAAAAYAAJ, S88wAQAAMAAJ, tzUafgt-eskC; HathiTrust 011262563; Historic Pittsburgh 01aee9405m; Internet Archive historypittsbur01compgoog, historypittsbur01socigoog, historypittsbur01yorkgoog. [view source] fleming-history
- ↑ "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
