History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Quai de Willebroeck

In Dutch: Willebroekkaai

Quai de Willebroeck, in Brussels, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 19 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 6 periods, from the 1800s to the 2000s. 33% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18491
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19132
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19692
  • 1970 – 19892
  • 1990 – 20091
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 3: 1933.

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
Descriptive name
Theme
Places and destinations

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives