Plum Way (Esplen)
From Pittsburgh Streets
Not to be confused with Plum Way (Central Lawrenceville).
| Plum Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Esplen |
| Plum Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Plum Alley in 1888 in a plan of lots by John A. Wood & Son.[1] It became Plum Way in 1914, when a Pittsburgh city ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[2]
See also
- Plum Way (Central Lawrenceville)
- Plum Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
- Currently duplicated street names
References
- ↑ "Part 'A', plan of lots, near Chartiers Boro., laid out for John A. Wood & Son." Laid out Mar. 1888; recorded Mar. 10, 1888, Plan Book 8, pp. 130–131. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779958. [view source] john-a-wood-son-plan-a
- ↑ "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
