In the late 19th century the river was deepened and covered with a wooden flooring, which formed the street's pavement.

[2] In the 1960s, a major reconstruction of the street started and all historical buildings were soon demolished except for Peter and Paul church.

[2] After finishing the Belpromproekt building, Soviet architects decided to reconstruct the whole street in a way inspired by the New Arbat Avenue in Moscow.

[2] In 2005 and 2008, the projects which merged the modernist ideas of a two-level street with the calls to preserve the heritage were approved.

[2] A 5-storey line of buildings imitating the style of 19th and early 20th centuries was to be built on the odd side of the street.

[2] One of the architects Gennady Dulevich stated that the restoration of the old structures was impossible but also called to take the historical appearance of original buildings into account.