The street was refurbished in conjunction with the opening of the metro station, with new trees, seating and facilities for bicycle parking.

The name was a reference to the extensive storage yards for timber and firewood that were locate at Kalvebod Beach and along the street.

Tømmergraved, a canal situated approximately where the city's Western Hospital was later built, provided access to the area by ship.

The last building associated with the timber yards to be demolished was a small guardhouse situated at the corner of Eeventlowsgade and Tietgensgade (then still known as Vestergade's extension).

[6] The first section of Reventlowsgade was originally separated from Banegårdspladsen (th soace in front of the Central Station) by a wall.

In 2022, a plan was presented for partly opening up Copenhagen Central Station's facade towards the street with new cafés and shops.

[7] The National Romantic Copenhagen Central Station was designed by DSB head architect Heinrich Wenck.

The twin gables of the perpendicular main wing, with pinnacles at the corners, are flanked by two lower, square towers with pyramidical roofs.

[12] In one of the opening scenes of the Academy Award and Cannes nominated 1961 comedy Harry and the Butler, Henning Moritzen as "Fyrst Igor" Jensen is seen trying to buy the shop at the corner of Teventlowsgade (No.

In Pigen og pressefotografen (1963), Dirch Passer is evacuated via a fire ladder through a window in the same building.