Thays Way
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| Thays Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Regent Square |
| Theta Alley (until 1910) | |
| Origin of name | The Greek letter theta |
| Thays Alley (1910–1914) | |
This alley was laid out in two plans from 1901 and 1909; the first did not give it a name, but the second called it Theta Alley.[1][2] The other alleys in the 1909 plan were named Beta Alley (today Billiard Way), Gamma Alley (today Gamma Way), and Kappa Alley;[2] all four were named for Greek letters.
In 1910, three years after Allegheny was annexed by Pittsburgh, over 900 streets were renamed to fix duplicates. There was another Theta Alley on the North Side (later Theta Way), so Theta Alley in Regent Square was renamed Thays Alley.[3] It became Thays Way in 1914, when a city ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
See also
- Theta Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ "Wilkins Place: Laid out by the Security Investment Company: Situated in 22nd Ward Pittsburg & Swisvale [sic] Boro." Laid out Mar. 1901; recorded Oct. 28, 1901, Plan Book 19, pp. 62–63. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3781786. [view source] wilkins-place-plan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "George W. Guthrie trustee: Fourth plan of lots: Wilkins estate: Partly in the 14th Ward (formerly 22nd) Pittsburgh, Pa. and partly in the Borough of Swissvale." Laid out Jan. 1909; recorded Aug. 19, 1909, Plan Book 24, p. 168. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3782733. [view source] guthrie-4th-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-715
- ↑ "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
