Zero Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
Not to be confused with O Way.
| Zero Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Terrace Village |
| Zero Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was created at the very end of the nineteenth century: the grade of Zero Alley was established by a Pittsburgh city ordinance in 1899.[1] Perhaps the person who chose the name was looking forward to the double-zero year 1900. Zero Alley appears in the 1910 ordinance listing every thoroughfare in the city.[2] It became Zero Way in 1914 as a result of an ordinance that changed all alleys to ways.[3]
I don't think there are any streets in Pittsburgh named with negative numbers, which means Zero Way is the lowest-numbered street in the city. Compare Steve Seventy Street, which contains the highest number (if Gross Street in Bloomfield doesn't count).
References
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the grade of Zero alley, from Iowa street to Harold street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1899, no. 206. Passed Sept. 25, 1899; approved Sept. 27, 1899. Ordinance Book 12, p. 534. Reprinted in the Pittsburg Post, Oct. 4, 1899, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 86434932), and Oct. 5, p. 7 (Newspapers.com 86435269). [view source] ordinance-1899-206
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. 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. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1910-716
- ↑ "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
