History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue des Deux Gares

In Dutch: Tweestationsstraat

Rue des Deux Gares, in Anderlecht, has 37 buildings on the Atlas map, for 57 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 59% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 59% 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 – 191322
1914 – 194410
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20092
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 59: 1913. 6 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: Places and destinations

A l'origine, il s'agit de l'antique chemin des Fourmis (Mierenweg), repris au plan de 1812 dressé par G. Jacowick. La rue relie deux gares de chemin de fer : celle du Midi et celle de Bruxelles Petite-Île. (remark in French, as published)

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