History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Boulevard Emile Bockstael

In Dutch: Emile Bockstaellaan

Boulevard Emile Bockstael, in Brussels, has 346 buildings on the Atlas map, for 399 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 55% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 55% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 1913190
1914 – 1944133
1945 – 196914
1970 – 19893
1990 – 20096
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 211: 1902. 95 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: Local notables
Named in: 1922

Emile Eloy Bockstael (1838-1920) fut le dernier bourgmestre de l'ancienne commune de Laeken avant son annexion à la commune de Bruxelles-Ville. Attitude courageuse pendant la Première Guerre mondiale (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives