Stary Port Street, Bydgoszcz

On its way, the following streets intersect it from the north: The renovated walkway following the Brda river has been given in 2009 the name of Boulevard Zbigniew Urban ((in Polish) "Bulwar Zbigniewa Urbanyiego").

Earliest written mention of the street can be found on a detailed plan drawn by the Prussian geometer Gretha in 1774, where is noticed a row of granaries along its path.

In the late 18th century, was built at the place of today's Main Post Office a complex of barracks for the Prussian garrison: hence the name "Kasernenstrasse".

On a city map from 1809 appears a complex of buildings in the northern part of the street, with some gardens and farm fields towards Grodztwo.

More buildings appeared in the end of this century: In addition, a wide wharf was used for loading and unloading goods from barges plying on the waterways between Vistula and Oder.

This work, realized by Jerzy Buczkowski, displays a bronze casting of three women, the Graces, who, according to Greek mythology were goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility.

In 1910, the northern end was razed to build a more modern Department store designed by Fritz Weidner.

[5] Building elevations display on both sides a lavish Neo-Baroque décor, trademark of Józef Święcicki.

Kasernenstrasse 1899
View from the river to the west
Kasern strasse 1905 Bydgoszcz
Elevations on Stary Port seen from Brda bridge
The "Three Graces"