Salem Way
| Salem Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Shadyside |
| Second Alley (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Second alley in Frances A. O'Hara's plan, starting at Fifth Avenue |
| Salem Alley (1881–1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Second Alley in 1870 in a plan of lots for Frances A. O'Hara; it was the second of three numbered alleys in that plan, starting at Fifth Avenue.[1]
In 1881, a Pittsburgh city ordinance established the names of all thoroughfares in Pittsburgh, renaming many of them to fix duplicates. There was no other Second Alley in Pittsburgh, but downtown had both Second Avenue and Second Street, and apparently it was felt that the numbered alleys in Shadyside had to be changed. So Second Alley was renamed Salem Alley. (First Alley was renamed Farel Alley and Third Alley was renamed Tulip Alley, today Tulip Way, thus forming one of Pittsburgh's F–S–T sequences.)[2]
Salem Alley became Salem Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[3]
See also
- Second Avenue (disambiguation) and Second Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have been numbered Second
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situated in the City of Pittsburgh 20th Ward adjoining McFarlands Grove laid out for M. O'Hara at the request of Mrs Frances A. O'Hara." Recorded Apr. 12, 1870, Plan Book 4, pp. 26–27. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778793. [view source] frances-a-ohara-plan
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "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
