Albany’s bird-named roads date back over 200 years — and birds are only half the story.
On the corner of TD Bank on State Street, an unassuming plaque gives a clue: “EAGLE ST., FORMERLY DUKE ST.”
Hawk Street, Swan Street, Dove Street — an eagle-eyed observer might notice a pattern to some of the roads in Albany. As it turns out, the story behind these streets gives a bird’s-eye view of Albany’s early days…