Except some China Time-honored Brands (Chinese: 老字号; pinyin: Lǎo zìhào), most of the present shops and stores of Dashilanr are offering goods of poor qualities at low prices.

[6] In the Ming dynasty, the name "Dashilanr" had not yet been recorded in the work of Zhang Zhupo, "Blocks and Streets in the Five Boroughs of Beijing".

In 1488, in order to secure the public safety of the capital, the central government built wooden fences at all the entrances to the streets and lanes in Beijing.

[9] With the passage of time, "Dashilanr" gradually became the formal name of the street replacing "Langfang Sitiao".

[11] The China Time-honored Brands, such as Tongrentang (同仁堂; Tóngréntáng) Chinese herbal medicine store, Rui Fu Xiang (瑞蚨祥; ruìfúxiáng) silk store,[12] Ma Ju Yuan (马聚元; Mǎjùyuán) hat store, Nei Lian Sheng (内联升; Neìliánshéng) shoe store,[13] Zhang Yi Yuan (张一元; Zhāngyīyuán) tea shop,[14] and Liu Bi Ju (六必居; Liùbìjū) pickle shop, as well as Yi Pin Zhai (一品斋; Yīpǐnzhāi),[14][15] Bu Ying Zhai (步瀛斋; Bùyíngzhāi),[14][16] Ju Shun He (聚顺和; Jùshùnhé),[17] Chang Sheng Kui (长盛魁; Chángshèngkuí),[18] are over 100 years old.

There once was a saying in Beijing, "Wear the hats of Ma Ju Yuan, stand in the shoes of Nei Lian Sheng, wear the clothes of Ba Da Xiang, and take the money of Si Da Heng Banks.

According to Meyer, in 1981 the elementary division separated into its own school, and began classes in a campus along Tan'er Hutong.

[25] During Meyer's period as a teacher, due to a widening project affecting Tan'er Hutong street, a different area elementary school was closed and demolished.