Photograph courstesy of the Dickinson
College Archives
Lover's Lane 1998
The subject photograph of a legendary Dickinson walk was most likely
taken in 1893 by Charles Francis Himes, an early pioneer in the field of
photography. Lovers' Lane was a tree lined walk parallel to West
Street that began at East College. It can be surmised that the Lane's
trail originally began as a pathway from the President's House located
originally in East College. Lovers' Lane's trees were supposed to
have reached their scenic peak in the 1930's and in the decade or two following.
In 1998, few of these original trees remain, as the contemporary photograph
indicates.
A popular haunt for decades of Dickinsonians, Lovers' Lane seemed
to have begun to fade from the forefront of College lore during the years
of the First World War. A study of College calendars indicates this
as the years pass. As the modern scene above shows, the Lane is now
long gone.
