Sapphire Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Sapphire Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Bloomfield |
| Spring Alley (until 1881) | |
| Sapphire Alley (1881–1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Spring Alley in a plan of lots by William Woolslayer, recorded in 1869.[1] An earlier plan by Woolslayer, laid out in the 1850s, shows a spring, but it was on the opposite side of Taylor Street, so it seems unlikely that this particular spring was the source of the alley name.[2]
In 1881 a Pittsburgh city ordinance renamed many streets to fix duplicates. Since there was another Spring Alley in the Strip District (today Spring Way), this alley in Bloomfield was changed to Sapphire Alley.[3]
It became Sapphire Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
See also
- Spring Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situate in Liberty Township Allegheny County Pennsylvania laid out for William Woolslayer." Recorded July 15, 1869, Plan Book 3, pp. 294–295. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778746. [view source] wm-woolslayer-1869-plan
- ↑ "Plan of Bloomfield laid off for William Woolslayer." Laid out Oct. 1850 and Dec. 1855; recorded July 14, 1869, Plan Book 3, p. 298. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778745. [view source] bloomfield-woolslayer-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
