It is named after Nikolay Bauman, a Russian revolutionary, and is located in the central part of the city.
Bauman Street is paved with multicoloured bricks; some benches and two lines of lanterns are set there.
Bauman Street has long been regarded a trading centre and featured a concentration of the main mercantile establishments of the city.
Famous Russian singer Fyodor Shalyapin was baptised in Bogoyavlenskaya Church.
In 2002, singer Salavat Fatkhutdinov proposed the creation of an "Alley of Tatar Stars" (Russian: Аллея татарских звезд), and the first stars were unveiled on August 29, 2003, on Kazan's City Day, honoring Alfiya Avzalova and Ilgam Shakirov, famous "tatar estrada [ru]" singers.