Rue de la Buanderie
In Dutch: Washuisstraat
Rue de la Buanderie, in Brussels, has 26 buildings on the Atlas map, for 35 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 187912
- 1880 – 191313
- 1914 – 19441
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 3: 1874. 2 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
- Descriptive name
- Theme
- Economic life
Auparavant, il y avait dans cette rue une blanchisserie. Étant donné qu'il existait déjà une rue de la Blanchisserie à Bruxelles, on nomma cette rue la rue de la Buanderie. Ces deux termes sont en effet synonyme. Cependant, pour les habitants du quartier, la rue continua d'être appelée 'Horeblikera' pendant longtemps, soit 'la blanchisserie des putains'... (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives