Zodiac Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Zodiac Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Larimer |
| Zodiac Alley (until 1914) | |
This alley was laid out in 1865 in a plan of lots for A. J. Woolslayer, though that plan did not give it a name.[1][2] It was named Zodiac Alley by an 1881 ordinance that established the names of all streets in Pittsburgh.[3] It became Zodiac Way in 1914 when another ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[4]
Bob Regan includes "Zodiac" in a list of astronomy-related street names.[5]
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situate in East Liberty, Collins Township, Allegheny Co., Pa. surveyed and laid out for A. J. Woolslayer." Laid out Oct. 4, 1865; recorded Apr. 16, 1866, Plan Book 3, pp. 112–113. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778540. [view source] aj-woolslayer-plan
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, pp. 61, 65. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 68. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
