Bolesława Chrobrego Street

Chrobrego Street is an avenue located in downtown Bydgoszcz. Its frontage carries tenements which present a character of uniformity in their architectural features, several of them being listed at the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list.

Location
The street is laid parallel to Śniadeckich street, stemming from Pomorska street in the east to Piastowski Square in the west. On its way, it crosses Henryka Sienkiewicza Street.

History
Like most of the thoroughfares in the area, Chrobrego street came to existence in the early 1870s, boosted by the development of the city in the second half of the 19th century, thanks to the rising of the industrial and railway activities. The axis counted only 5 built plots during the 1870s, then slowly reached 10 houses in the 1880s.

During its existence, the street had the following names:
 * till 1920, Schleinitz Straße, after Alexander von Schleinitz (1807-1885), Prussian Foreign Minister from 1858 to 1861 and minister for the royal household from 1861 to 1885;
 * 1920–1939, Ulica Bolesława Chrobrego;
 * 1939–1945, Schleinitz Straße;
 * Since 1945, Ulica Bolesława Chrobrego.

The current name refers to Bolesław I (967-1025), known as Bolesław the Brave (Bolesław Chrobry), who was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025 and the first King of Poland in 1025. He was also Duke of Bohemia between 1003 and 1004 as Boleslaus IV

Within time, the house numbering in the street changed several times, either to account for the extension of the axis (in the mid-1880s and in 1900) or adapt the horse shoe system to the Polish rule (in 1920).

Main areas and edifices
Tenement at 29A Pomorska Street, corner with Chrobrego street

1999

Modern architecture

Reconstructed at the end of the 20th century, the building mimics the brick edifices of the previous century, exposing a bay window. The plot has been built since 1895 but was registered under 19 Rinkauerstaße (today's Pomorska street).