Parody Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Parody Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Beechview |
| Peach Alley (until 1909) | |
| Parody Alley (1909–1914) | |
Parody Way is a set of steps running from Beechview Avenue to Rutherford Avenue near Goldstrom Avenue, parallel to and north of Hampshire Avenue.
It was laid out as Peach Alley in 1903 by the Beechwood Improvement Company.[1] After Beechview was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1909,[2] this name conflicted with Peach Way in the Hill District, so it was changed to Parody Alley.[3] It became Parody Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
Bob Regan's book Pittsburgh Steps mistakenly lists Parody Way as "Paradox Way."[5]
See also
- Peach Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ "West Liberty plan of lots № 2: Located in Union T'w'p and West Liberty Borough, Allegheny Co. Pa. as laid out by the Beechwood Improvement Co. L'td, Pittsburg, Pa." Laid out 1903; recorded June 30, 1903, Plan Book 20, pp. 116–117. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 6096846. [view source] west-liberty-plan-2
- ↑ Mark A. Connelly. "Beechview Borough–Pittsburgh City 1909 Merger." Local Geohistory Project. https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/beechview-borough-pittsburgh-city-1909-merger/. [view source] lgeo-beechview-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
- ↑ Bob Regan. Pittsburgh Steps: The Story of the City's Public Stairways, p. 104. Globe Pequot, Guilford, Conn., 2015, ISBN 978-1-4930-1384-5. [view source] regan-steps
