History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue du Magasin

In Dutch: Pakhuisstraat

Rue du Magasin, in Brussels, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 14 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 56% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18795
1880 – 19132
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20101

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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

Ce nom provient de la présence de nombreux magasins de gros et de dépôts de marchandises qui se situaient dans les environs. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives