[4] In the future, the Kreativquartier Schwabing will be created here, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung "the liveliest and most versatile artist biotope" of Munich.
As of 1877, South of Leonrodplatz was the Maximilian-II-Kaserne as the largest barracks ever built in Munich,[9] which was destroyed in the Second World War.
[10] In 1883, the first Munich steam tram ran from today's Stiglmaierplatz to Nymphenburg, which at the time was located on the outskirts of the city.
[11] However, since the trains frightened the horses on Nymphenburger Straße due to the noise, the line was moved to less busy parallel streets.
For the 1972 Summer Olympics, a car bridge had been built over Leonrodplatz along Dachauer Straße, which was demolished again in the early 1990s.