History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Vander Elst

In Dutch: Vander Elststraat

Rue Vander Elst, in Brussels, has 12 buildings on the Atlas map, for 12 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 50% 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 – 18796
1880 – 19134
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 4: 1868.

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: Commemorative name

Cette rue fut nommée ainsi dès le XIVe siècle, sans que l'on ne sache à qui est destinée la référence. Il s'agissait probablement d'une personnalité locale ou d'une famille, sans que l'on ne puisse savoir s'il s'agissait d'un simple habitant ayant une histoire particulière, d'un propriétaire foncier, ou d'un entrepreneur. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives