Piaski first mentioned in a census from 1825 kept in Grodno archives as a sandy area with empty properties behind Supraska Gate.

In the second half of the 19th century, Jews were grouped on the southern outskirts of the Great Synagogue, from where they were also close to the markets.

The tsarist regiment took the place of the garrison command, and barracks of the cavalry reserve centers also stood in that area.

The Fish Hall and adjacent shops, workshops and storehouses survived World War II.

Piwna street was to renamed Aleja Pochodów, was widened to connect the edifice of the party's Provincial Committee with the courts which and trade unions and the hospital complex.