Pleasant Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Pleasant Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Pleasant Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out in 1850 for James Robinson and William Forsyth, but it was not given a name at that time.[1]
The name Pleasant Alley was established by a city ordinance in 1881.[2][3] This alley had probably been known by that name earlier, however, since this ordinance changed the name of a different Pleasant Alley to Pilot Alley (later Pilot Way),[2] presumably to fix an existing duplication. It became Pleasant Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys to ways.[4]
References
- ↑ "Jas. Robinson & Wm. Forsyth's plan of building lots situated in the Borough of Lawrenceville: Laid out in Nov. 1850 by J. S. Devlin, C. E." Laid out Nov. 1850; recorded Aug. 25, 1851, Plan Book 1, p. 54. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778296. [view source] robinson-forsyth-plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 9. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "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
