Tito Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Tito Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Business District |
| Origin of name | Tito Capobianco |
The portion of Eighth Street between Penn Avenue and Liberty Avenue was named Tito Way about 1998 for Tito Capobianco, the then artistic director of the Pittsburgh Opera.[1] Capobianco left this position in 2000, but the name has remained.[2]
References
- ↑ Nicholas Lane. "Eighth Street is deep-sixed: Let us sing a song of regret for a little piece of city history whose number was up." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Apr. 11, 1998, p. A-15. Newspapers.com 90667844. [view source] lane
- ↑ Diana Nelson Jones. "Solving street sign mystery takes some odd turns." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 23, 2003, pp. C-1, C-2. Newspapers.com 90230509, 90230579; http://old.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20031223whoislisa1223fnp3.asp. [view source] jones-solving
