[1] The northern part of the street was created by the Lyon architect Jean-Antoine Morand in late 18th century, almost completed in 1848,[2] then extended to the south by the prefect Claude-Marius Vaïsse in 1857.

Several houses in the street were built by architects Journoud, Lablatinière, Prosper Bissuel and Felix Bellemain.

[4] There are a Seventh-day Adventist Church, the consulates of Sweden, Malta and Italy, mainly food and furnitures stores, schools, restaurants, a genealogical library, a center of Alcoholics Anonymous and many doctors' offices, among other things.

After the Church of Redemption, there are several five-floor buildings of the 19th century, highly decorated with wrought iron balconies.

Then, after the Rue de Sèze, the street becomes very wide with a double row of trees and sculpted buildings.