Schous plass

The area belonged to Aker municipality until 1858, when it was incorporated into Christiania (Oslo).

Its namesake was brewery owner Christian Schou, who died in the same year.

[2] Not far away, at the property Schousløkken in the street Trondheimsveien, he had established production facilities of his company, the Schou Brewery, between 1872 and 1874.

[5] Among the most notable residents of the buildings at Schous plass are a young adult Edvard Munch, who lived at the address Schous plass 1 from 1885 to 1889.

[2] Schous plass is a tram stop on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway.