History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Avenue Paul Janson

In Dutch: Paul Jansonlaan

Avenue Paul Janson, in Anderlecht, has 69 buildings on the Atlas map, for 74 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 77% 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 – 191313
1914 – 194453
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 26: 1911. 4 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: Commemorative name
Theme: Belgian figure
Named in: 1909

Paul Janson (1840-1913), docteur en philosophie et en droit à l'ULB, il mena une carrière politique au parti libéral dont il fut le leader de l’aile progressiste et démocratique, s’opposant à l’aile doctrinaire et conservatrice. Parmi ses principaux combats on retrouve : la défense du suffrage universel, le repos hebdomadaire obligatoire et la réglementation des accidents de travail. (remark in French, as published)

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