History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue des Colombophiles

In Dutch: Duivenmelkersstraat

Rue des Colombophiles, in Anderlecht, has 107 buildings on the Atlas map, for 112 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 64% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 191319
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19698
  • 1970 – 198969
  • 1990 – 20099
  • since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 183: 1907. 19 buildings in the street are dated by the heritage inventory.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

Kind of name
Symbolic name
Theme
Sport and leisure
Named in
1890

Selon les organisations de colombophiles, la colombophilie est un art et un sport. (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.