History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Rue de la Paille
In Dutch: Strostraat
Rue de la Paille, in Brussels, has 12 buildings on the Atlas map, for 16 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 83% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18791
- 1880 – 191310
- 1914 – 19441
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 24: 1874. 3 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
La rue doit son nom au fait que le foin était entreposé dans cette rue, car le marché aux chevaux se tenait sur l'actuel grand sablon, un peu plus haut (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives