Verse Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Verse Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Morningside |
| Vine Alley (until 1881) | |
| Venango Alley (1881–1910) | |
| Verse Alley (1910–1914) | |
This alley was laid out as Vine Alley in 1871 in a plan of lots for the heirs of Samuel Garrison.[1]
In 1881, a Pittsburgh city ordinance renamed many streets and alleys to fix duplicates. Vine Alley was renamed Venango Alley to avoid confusion with Vine Street in the Hill District.[2]
In 1910, three years after Pittsburgh annexed Allegheny, there was another need to fix duplicate street names. There was a Venango Street on the North Side, so Venango Alley was changed to Verse Alley.[3]
Verse Alley became Verse Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in Pittsburgh to ways.[4]
The intersecting alley, formerly named Brooks Way, was named Prose Way in 1927[5] to complement Verse.
See also
- Vine Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have been named Vine
References
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situated in the 18th Ward City of Pittsburgh laid out for the heirs of Samuel Garrison dec'd." Laid out Nov. 1871; recorded Dec. 15, 1871, Plan Book 4, pp. 168–171. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778932. [view source] garrison-heirs-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, 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-1880-1881-33
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes, alleys and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1927, no. 205. Passed Mar. 21, 1927; approved Mar. 26, 1927. Ordinance Book 38, p. 408. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1927, appendix, p. 186, Smith Bros. Co. Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books cZfgUddPQR0C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819802; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1927). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 1, 1927, p. 18 (Newspapers.com 88713906), and Apr. 2, p. 18 (Newspapers.com 88713926). [view source] ordinance-1927-205
