Sapling Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Sapling Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Bloomfield |
| Origin of name | Modification of Sapphire, its original name |
| Sapphire Alley (until 1910) | |
| Sapling Alley (1910–1914) | |
| Origin of name | Modification of Sapphire |
This alley was laid out in the McKinley Bros. plan of lots, recorded in 1889, though that plan did not give it a name.[1] By 1891 it had become considered part of Sapphire Alley (today Sapphire Way).[2] But the two segments of Sapphire Alley never connected, and so in 1912 the northeastern segment was renamed Sapling Alley.[3] It became Sapling Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
References
- ↑ "McKinley Bro's. plan of lots, 16th Ward, Pittsburgh." Recorded Dec. 3, 1889, Plan Book 9, pp. 132–133. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3780240. [view source] mckinley-bros-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the grade of Sapphire alley from Corday alley to Rosina alley." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1891–1892, no. 360. Passed Oct. 26, 1891; approved Nov. 4, 1891. Ordinance Book 8, p. 118. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1891–2, appendix, p. 35, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1891–1892 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1891). [view source] ordinance-1891-1892-360
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, alleys and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1912, no. 318. Passed May 28, 1912; approved May 31, 1912. Ordinance Book 24, p. 209. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1912, appendix, pp. 182–184, Gill Press, Pittsburgh, 1912 (Google Books 3DQwAQAAMAAJ, H8JEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598685, uiug.30112108223873; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1912). [view source] ordinance-1912-318
- ↑ "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
