Rosary Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Rosary Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Shadyside |
| Rosary Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out in 1886 in a plan of lots for D. B. Maxwell and his wife Ada P. Maxwell, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] It was named Rosary Alley by 1895: a city ordinance that year authorized the construction of a sewer on the alley.[2] It became Rosary Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]
In a 1989 Post-Gazette editorial, Rosary Way was used as an example of a name "even longtime residents of neighborhoods didn't know about" that was brought to light by the installation of street signs throughout the city.[4]
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situated in the 20th Ward, Pittsburgh: Made at request of D. B. Maxwell, et ux." Laid out Aug. 1886; recorded Sept. 4, 1886, Plan Book 7, pp. 220–221. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779804. [view source] db-maxwell-et-ux-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance authorizing the construction of a sewer on Rosary alley from 110 ft South of Ellwood street to Coho street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1895–1896, no. 612. Passed Nov. 11, 1895; enacted Nov. 15, 1895. Ordinance Book 10, p. 452. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1895–6, appendix, p. 73, H. W. Juergen & Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1895). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, Nov. 26, 1895, p. 10 (Newspapers.com 85452382); and in the Pittsburg Press, Nov. 27, 1895, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 141572944), Nov. 29, p. 6 (Newspapers.com 141572951), and Nov. 30, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 141572961). [view source] ordinance-1895-1896-612
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Way to go." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 31, 1989, p. 8. Newspapers.com 89721267. [view source] way-to-go
