The last part of the street passes the rear side of the grounds of the Reformed Church in Gothersgade.

The street originally followed Copenhagen's East Rampart in an area of the city, north of Landemærket, which long remained relatively undeveloped.

[1] It is believed that the street was originally called "Åbne Vråer", a reference to a row of open market stalls that sold woollen goods at the site.

Its facade was originally decorated with reliefs on all floors as well as on the dormer but they were removed when the building was converted into a warehouse in 1895-96.

28-30 was originally two houses from the 1730s but they were later expanded with an extra floor and merged into one building in the late 19th century.

[6] The grave of the naval officer Olfert Fischer is visible through the fence of the Reformed Church.

In Ludvig Holberg's play Jacob von Thyboe someone mentions "the poet from Åbenrå", a reference to a then well-known writer of occasional poems who lived in the street.