Gdańsk Street, Bydgoszcz

Gdańsk Street was laid in the 1820s, following the old route leading to Gdańsk (parallel to Pomorska Street). The creation of the street is associated with the expansion of the city to the north, which happened after 1816, when the city bought the land east of the route to Gdańsk. The thoroughfare has been designed as a straight line, wide: the land on both sides was then divided into plots, which became the property of individuals. At the beginning, suburbs were limited to the area delimited by the , Gdańsk Gates, Carmelite Church (now Theatre Square) and the Old Church of the Holy Spirit (now Poor Clares' Church). The area was used by townspeople from downtown Bydgoszcz for their annual shooting competition, awarded by the "Golden Hen" badge". The first intersection in Gdańsk Streetwith Dworcowa Street and Pomorska Streetis located at the medieval road fork leading to Koronowo. The pace of urban center development to the north-west has increased from 1850 onwards, after the construction of Railway Main Station in the Bocianowo district, which became an area of the city. Gdańsk Street quickly became a central representative thoroughfare, and developed as a new city (). Inextricably linked with the development of the street was the construction of cross and parallel streets, enabling Gdańsk Street to connect to the downtown district (on the other side of the Brda River), the Bocianowo district to the west, and Grodztwo, Bielawy and Forest ( Leśne) districts to the east. This network of adjacent streets was created between 1850 and the early years of the 20th century. The only surviving old streets lattice, dating back to the Middle Ages, consists of Focha, Jagiellońska, Dworcowa and Pomorska streets. Important milestones in the evolution of Gdańsk Street were the setting up of Freedom Square (, ) in 1854, and Adam Mickiewicz Alley in 1903, since they particularly influenced sections of Gdańsk Street in these areas. On Freedom Square has been established consecutively: in 1876 the Evangelical parish church; in 1893 an equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I; and in 1904 a monumental fountain. After 1854, in the western part of the street -between Artyleryjska street and Powstańców Warszawy street- was created a training and shooting area, which resulted in the development of the so-called "Barracks area". In 1861, the newly built Warsaw-Bydgoszcz railway line crossed Gdańsk Street at Artyleryjska street, cutting off those military areas and putting a provisional end to the northern extension. It was only in the 1930s, after a level crossing had been established, that further developments towards Forest district could resume. Street attractiveness declined after World War II. After 1996, a gradual revitalization began. In 1998, initial sections of the street (from downtown to Freedom Square) had their car traffic significantly reduced. In 2002–2007, a modernization of the pavement was performed, as well as roads and streetcar railways, and stylish lighting was installed. Continuous work is also underway to restore buildings facades and interiors. In 2005 and 2006, two sculptures by Michał Kubiak were unveiled: "The Wanderer" and "Marian Rejewski on a bench". ==Naming==

Since Gdańsk Street was formed in two steps, it originally had two names.* 1820-1920 – Danziger Straße / Danziger Chaussee; 1920–1939 – Gdańsk Street; 1939–1945 – Adolf-Hitler-Straße; 1945–1990 – 1 May Avenue, and since 1990 – Gdańsk Street. ==Tract division==

Once Gdańsk Street was established, the land situated on both sides was divided into plots and sold to individuals. Probably most of the plots all the way to Świętojańskia street, has been drawn around the 1850s, and their limits are still the same today. The parcelling process of properties on Gdańsk Street and their numbering was finally completed in February 1931, followed by the administrative imposition for even-numbered (eastern side) and odd ones (on the west). Between 1879 and 1931, 169 numbers were registered and since 1931, 190 are in use in total. Following adjustments were related to the further development of the street to the north, especially on the eastern side. Currently, the highest administrative number is 260, corresponding to the Forest district ("Myślęcinek") area. ==Development of buildings and means of communication==

The origins of road construction dates back to 1448, when were erected the buildings of the Old Church and Hospital of the Holy Spirit (now ''Poor Clares' Church''), just on the immediate northern side of the river. In 1615, the Church of Rome took over the Order of Saint Clare, which had a significant impact on the Poor Clares' Church architecture: until the mid-17th century, the building was redesigned in the late Gothic - Renaissance style and the sublime monastery's cloister connected with the temple. At the end of the 18th century, there were several residential buildings along Gdańsk Street: in addition to the Church, an inn was standing at the crossroads with the road to Koronowo and Świecie. In 1816, Gliszczyński family established another inn at the location of the current Hotel "Pod Orlem". has been rebuilt in 1968 and 2006, and the level crossing was closed. In 1989, a viaduct was built for the tram and a tram terminal set up in the immediate vicinity of the Forest Park of Culture and Leisure, at the intersection with Rekreacyjna street. In 2012 first contraflow lanes for cyclists have appeared in Gdańsk Street. == Architecture ==

The landscape of Gdańsk Street has remained unchanged for over 150 years. Be that as it may, the lengthy construction process made the ensemble of the whole street much diversified. Adjacent houses, hence, generally come from different eras, with different scales and styles. Originally sections up to Świętojańska Street consisted mainly of tenements for rent, and further north were reserved plots for construction of grander buildings with front-garden. == Social Role ==

(left), and Otto Riedl Tenement (right) The role of Gdańsk Street, till 1850, was principally that of a means of communication; after this date, it became a representative, bourgeois area and the expanding axis of downtown Bydgoszcz. The buildings giving onto the street have been housing a mix of wealthy representative officials, manufacturers and traders of different professions, whereas craftsmen and laborers lived in the outbuildings and more modest homes. Habitation ground floors were generally designed to house commercial or catering service. at the end of the 19th century, as well as small industry and gastronomy. Nonetheless, the street did not suffer from any rapid industrialization process: very few companies (with the exception of G. Rady's factory of artistic metalwork in 1896) did build typical factory buildings on this axis. The only companies operating in the area were quite modest and housed in buildings backyards. The shop on Gdańska street which has the longest history is the pharmacy "Under the Swan", located at Nr.5 since 1853. At the beginning of the 20th century, department stores began to appear: in 1910, Modehaus Bromberg lasted a couple of years in 1911, Department Store "Kaufhaus Conitzer & Söhne"; in 1919, Boniface Cyrus shop. At the beginning of the 20th century, the street was also the address of 5 banks seat. Gdańska Street had also an important role in catering and entertainment business. During the 19th century and first half of the 20th century, it was the venue of restaurants and cafés for wealthy people, locations for modest retailshops, brasseries, as well as concert halls, hotels, theaters, cinemas. The street also housed the first seat of Provincial and Municipal Public Library at Nr.27. ==Street Festival==

Each September, since 2002, the "Gdańska Street Festival" ( Święto Ulicy Gdańskiej) is the time for outdoor events, concerts and competitions held in different places and buildings along the street. The main organizer of the event is Bydgoszcz's branch of Gazeta Wyborcza. == The street today ==

Gdańska Street is 7.3 kilometers long, with a 2 km long stylish houses section, and 1.5 km away to the north the city's barracks and the forest district. In fact the 3.8 km long stretch of road located north of the railway viaduct has a completely different character from the urbanized one, between Gdańsk forest and the Culture and Leisure Forest Park. On the northern outskirts of the city, the street climbs up the 45-meter high Fordoński rising. Along Gdańska street one will find: three churches; four museums (District museum, Pharmacy museum, Museum of the Army and Sports museum); concert halls (Academy of Music, "Club Mózg") and the seat of Radio PIK; the oldest hotel of the city (Hotel "Pod Orlem"); one of the oldest department stores, the Department Store "Jedynak" built on the like of Berlin and Paris department stores at the beginning of the 20th century; landscape architecture, including "Marian Rejewski on a bench" and "The Wanderer", as well as two sculptures created with dead trees Woman in pigeons at Nr.30 and As soon as we play at the intersection of Gdańska St. and Słowacki Street. A third sculpture, "The Awakening elves", can be found right in Jan Kochanowski Park near Adam Mickiewicz Alley: a modern shopping mall; the 5 villas and about 145 houses, 50 of which have richly decorated facades in styles referring to the Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Gothic, Neo-Baroque, German Historicism, Secession and Modern architecture; and the Inspectorate for Logistic Armed Forces; an old water supply station from 1900; a group of military barracks from the second half of the 19th century; the largest sports complex in the city; the largest leisure city park in Poland (city park "Myślęcinek"); and the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine (at Nr.76). ==Architecture==

A walk through Gdańska Street and nearby areas gives an overview of styles and trends of last two centuries construction style. One-storey houses (representing suburban housing type) mix with two and three story tenements (close to 100 of them), as well as urban four and five story buildings and monumental buildings. More than 90% of the building in Gdańska Street dates back from before 1920. Half of them have been built or rebuilt in the years 1890–1914, when wealthy Bydgoszcz inhabitants put proudness in architecture, fashioning different styles, from Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Gothic, Neo-Baroque, to Secession and early Modern architecture. Buildings along Gdańska Street are realizations of Bydgoszcz/Bromberg's most prominent architects, including: Józef Święcicki (21 buildings, 20 still left); Fritz Weidner - 8 buildings; Rudolf Kern - 7 buildings; Karl Bergner - 5 buildings; Alfred Schleusener - 3 buildings; Carl Rose - 2 buildings; Paul Sellner - 2 buildings. Some of them were architects from Berlin, like Heinrich Seeling, Otto Walther or W. Hildebrandt. In side streets, there are a large number of tenements constructed before 1914: over 30 tenements by Joseph Święcicki, 19 from Rudolf Kern, 14 from Fritz Weidner and a number of them by other builders (i.e. Karl Bergner, Paul Böhm, Erich Lindenburger). ==Monuments and main edifices==

In 2007, 27 buildings located on Gdańska street were registered on the Pomeranian Heritage List. The oldest preserved building is from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 17th century: the Church of the Poor Clares. However, the vast majority of monuments comprises stylish townhouses have been built between 1880 and 1914. Poor Clares' Church at 2, corner with Jagiellońska Street Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List (Nr.601229 Reg.A/209), 31 March 1931 Built in 1582-1602 & 1618–1645. Gothic-Renaissance-Baroque. The oldest building in Gdańska Street, it has been used as a warehouse and a fire station during Prussian times. File:Bydgoszcz kosciół Klarysek lato.jpg|View from Theatre square File:Bydgoszcz Klaryski 1aa.jpg|View from Jagiellońska street File:Bydgoszcz, kościół klasztorny klarysek, ob. par. p.w. Matki Boskiej Wniebowziętej, 1582 e.JPG|View from Gdańska Street ===Max Zweininger Tenement, at 2 Focha Street=== Built in 1901–1902, by Karl Bergner Vienna Secession The house was built for Max Zweininger, the owner of a famous hat manufactory in Bromberg, located on the square. In 1940, arcades have been added on a design by Jan Kossowski. File:Focha 2 Bydg a.jpg|View from Theatre square File:Bydgoszcz Kamienica Focha 2.jpg|View from Jagiellońska street Building of the District Museum, at 4 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List: Nr.601230, reg.A/278, 22 January 1953 and 12 May 1993. then rebuilt in 1878 by Alexander Lincke. Neo-Renaissance-Mannerism. Originally part of the former monastery of the Poor Clares, the building has been used as a municipal hospital and has received an additional wing along the Gdańska street in 1878, with Neo-Renaissance and Mannerism styles. File:Klasztor klarysek 0732.jpg|Facade onto Gdańska Street File:Klasztor klarysek, ob. muzeum (13).JPG|Detail of the main gate August Mentzel Tenement, at 5 Built in 1853-1863 File:Gdanska 7.JPG|Main facade from Gdańsk Street File:Gdanska 7 porch.JPG|Detail of the gate Franz Kreski Tenement at 9 1875–1900 Eclecticism & Neoclassicism forms. Franz Kreski was born on 1 October 1844, in Malbork, from a carter father. After a divorce, he moved to Bydgoszcz and married on 29 October 1878, Emma née Redmann, from Białe Błota. The couple had five children. At the beginning of the 20th century, his warehouse of home furnishings and kitchen equipment occupied about . In February 1919, Franz Kreski handed over the company to his sons Waldemar, Robert and Franz. The family business operated until World War II, but slowly came to an end in January 1945. This workshop was later used by the photographer Lorenzo Basilius. From 1909 until the end of the 1930s, "Centrala Optyczna", File:9 Gdańska Street in Bydgoszcz.jpg|Main Frontage File:Gka 9 Industry.jpg|Allegory of Industry, renovated File:Gka 9 Trade.jpg|Allegory of Trade, renovated Ernst Mix Tenement, at 10 Built in 1863-1905 and 1913–1914, had the house extended with a residential wing designed by architect Joseph Święcicki. Frontage style is a continuity of adjacent building (Nr.9), with adorned panels, friezes of angels and meander motifs. File:Gdanska 11 1878.jpg|View of Nr.11 frontage ca 1878 File:Gdanska 11.JPG|Main facade File:Gdanska 11 door.jpg|Main door Tenement at 12 ca 1860 Historicism The tenement is on the corner with Parkowa street. The facade has still got many preserved and diverse architectural details: delicately adorned bay window on the corner of the building, window pediments on the second floor and fake-column decoration on each side of first floor windows. File:Gdanska 12 2.JPG|View on both facades File:Gdanska 12.JPG|Gdańska street facade File:Gdanska 12 3.JPG|Detail of the bay window Tenement at 13 ca. 1875–1900. In 1882, Pawlikowski built an eclectic arrangement of building frontages, with reference to neoclassicism. One can notice the decoratively designed gate, the pediments above middle windows, the balcony with its adorned balustrade. The façade is crowned by a frieze with a rich decoration. File:Bdg IndependenceDay 2014 Gdanska 13.jpg|Main facade File:Gdanska 13 2.JPG|Detail of balcony File:Adv gka 13 1928.jpg|Advertising for a bank in 1928 Hotel Pod Orłem, at 14 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list: Nr.601295-reg.90/A, 15 December 1974. In the 1930s, the place hosted a dancing cabaret, the Jockey-Club. In the late 1960s, Kazimierz Borucki, director of the Leon Wyczółkowski Regional Museum (1946–1965) in Bydgoszcz, moved there. The facade still displays remnants of neoclassical architecture. File:Bdg Gdańska 21 03-2013.jpg|Main elevation from the street File:Gdka 21 Jockey club.jpg|Advertising for the Jockey-Club, ca 1935 Tenement at 22 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list: Nr.601298-Reg.A/987, May 28, 1991. Between 1907 and 1920, Bydgoszcz pipe organ builder Paul Voelkner lived there. In 1926, one of the first Polish car dealer and fuel station were set up here, the Ford Butowski Company. Originally, this five-storey tenement possessed rich Art Nouveau architectural details but has been heavily destroyed by a fire in 1945. The facade underwent a thorough restoration in 2018. File:Gdanska 24 2018.jpg|Renovated frontage Tenement at 25 1850–1875. File:Gdanska 25.jpg|Main elevation Tenement at 26 Early 20th century File:Bdg Gdanska29 07-2013.jpg|Main facade File:Gdanska 29 2.JPG|Detail of the facade ===Oskar Ewald Tenement at 30, corner with Krasiński Street=== Built in 1895–1896 by Józef Święcicki Eclecticism. The top floor housed originally Oskar Ewald's photographic studio. Kamienica Oskara Ewalda 2023.jpg|View from Gdańska Street File:Gdanska 30 detail.JPG|Architectural detail George Sikorski Tenement at 31 Built in 1902–1903, by Fritz Weidner German Historicism. This building was commissioned by George Sikorski as a habitation house. File:Bdg Gdanska31 07-2013.jpg|Main facade Hermann Berndt Tenement, at 32 Built in 1881, File:Gdanska 37.JPG|Main facade File:Gdanska 37 2.JPG|View from Krasinski street Tenement at 38 Built by Józef Święcicki Eclecticism. The architect Carl Rose, owner of the house around 1906, may have taken part to its design. The building shows atypical arrangement on the lower part of the facade, with high Corinthian half-columns and semicircular small balcony with a decorative wrought iron Latticework. The plot was used initially as a hothouse for the gardener of Stanisław Miaskowski, landlord at Nr.40. File:Gdanska 38.JPG|Main facade File:Gdanska 38 detail.JPG|Detail of facade motifs ===Marian Rejewski Square, crossing with Śniadecki Street=== 2005 This small green area has been named after Marian Rejewski, an eminent mathematician born in Bromberg on August 16, 1905. In 2005, Bydgoszcz municipality unveiled a memorial in this square to celebrate the centennial of Rejewski's birth. It resembles the Alan Turing Memorial in Manchester unveiled in 2001. File:Poland Bydgoszcz Rejewski monument.jpg|Marain Rejewski memorial Stanisław Miaskowski House at 40 Built in 1852 House's address was then Danzigerstraße 55. Stanisław Niewczyk lived there from 1922 to 1935. The son of Franciszek, a luthier in Lviv, he managed the Bydgoszcz instrument factory from 1922 to 1935 established at 147 Gdańska street (present day Nr. 46). Recently renovated, the facade displays eclectic features. File:Gdańska 44.jpg|Main elevation Villa Heinrich Dietz at 48 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.601301-Reg.A/1128/1-4, July 7, 1992, and September 29, 1998. She lived there till the end of the 19th century. In the 1920s, the house housed a restaurant, run by Edward Beidatsch. This building, low compared to its neighbours, recalls others in downtown, built in the same time period, such as Gdańska street 37, 40 or Focha street 6. On the facade, the first level still retains some interesting features, like thin pediments and corbels. In addition, the main door shows exquisite wood carved motifs and pilasters with wrought iron elements. File:Gdanska 49 (2).jpg|Main elevation File:Gdanska 49 detail.jpg|Windows decoration File:Gdanska 49.jpg|Main door Villa Wilhelm Blumwe at 50 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.601301-Reg.A/1128/1-4, July 7, 1992, and September 29, 1998. and Eclecticism. The house was built for a gardener, Carl Berndt, also owner of Nr.54. The elevation features some delicate, architectural details: figures in the cartouche at the bottom of first and second floor windows, triangular pediments and a slight avant-corps to underline the symmetry of the facade. The frontage underwent a thorough overhaul during summer 2016. File:Gdanska 52 facade.jpg|Main facade File:Gdanska 52 (1).jpg|Door frame File:Gdanska 52 detail cartouche.jpg|Cartouche detail Tenement at 54 Built in 1876 The harmonious and symmetrical façade displays Corinthian pilasters, decorated cornice and a frieze with a stylized plant motifs and tonda decorated with the head of a boy. In 1926, the front of the building was rebuilt and adapted for commercial purposes, on a design by architect Paul Kuklinski. The entire edifice was renovated in 2018. File:Gdanska 54 (2).jpg|Main facade from the street File:Gdanska 54 (3).jpg|Detail of an adorned pilaster File:Gdanska 54 (1).jpg|Pediment detail Chapel of the Sisters of the Poor Clares, at 56 1899 It passed then to Hermann Bluementhal "the joung", a merchant till the end of World War I. The high elevation displays Eclectic style: neo-classic details (pedimented windows, symmetry, pilasters), bossage on the ground floor or a man figure placed at keystone position of the right arched window. File:Gdańska 64.jpg|Main elevation after 2020 renovation File:Gdanska 64 detail.jpg|Detail of ground floor decoration Gdanska 64 window.jpg|Windows pediment and corbels Tenement at 65 1891 At the beginning of the 20th century, he opened here a shop of fruit juices and wine ("Bromberger Obstweinkelterei"). In the early 1910s, a pharmacy was operated here, first by Dr. Boehnel, During interwar, the pharmacy named Pod Aniołem () was owned by Hipolit Wallicht. The eclectic frontage has been renovated in 2014–2015. The brick background highlights neo-classic elements, pedimented windows, pilasters and an adorned corbel table. File:Bdg Gdanska65 2 5-2015.jpg|Renovated frontage Eduard Schulz Tenement at 66/68 Built in 1904–1905, by Rudolf Kern Art Nouveau In 1949, in the back garden, was built the actual Polish Theatre. File:Gdańska 68 Kern krzywe.jpg|Main frontage File:Bdg Gdanska68 3 07-2013.jpg|Detail of the frontage decoration Tenement at 67 1910–1911, by Rudolf Kern Modern architecture & Art Nouveau The building presents characteristics of the first decade of the 20th century with early forms of modern architecture. File:Gdańska 67.jpg|Facade after renovation File:Gdanska 67 detail after renovation.jpg|Facade detail after renovation Tenement at 69 1896, by Józef Święcicki Eclecticism & Neo-Gothic. The tenement has been commissioned by Ludwik Winnicki, a merchant dealing in flour, so as to get a living and commercial building. Eclecticism & Neoclassical Architecture. The tenement at then Danzigerstraße 45, has been commissioned by a merchant, Karl "The young" Wolter, dealing with building material. After 1945, the building facade has been partly reconstructed, removing the original secession decor. The edifice shows similarities with House at Gdanska Str.91, also designed by Fritz Weidner. File:Gdańska 79 Weidner cała.jpg|Main frontage File:Gdanska 79 detail.JPG|Gable detail File:Gdanska 79 spire.JPG|Loggia and bay window Paul Storz Tenement, at 81 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list: Nr.601311-Reg.A/1056, February 26, 1997. until World War I. Typical from Józef Święcicki, the style of both elevations boasts eclecticism, close to Neo-baroque in the richness of the details, among others: cartouches, wrought iron balconies, bossage, bay window capped with an ogee roof and round top corbel table openings. File:Bdg Gdanska83 07-2013.jpg|Main frontage File:Gdanska 83 Sw facade.jpg|Facade on Świętojańska Street File:Gdanska Swientojanska balconies.jpg|Detail of a balcony File:Gdanska Swientojanska bay window.jpg|Detail of the bay window Villa Carl Grosse, at 84 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.601311-Reg.A/1056, February 26, 1997 File:Świętojańska 2 róg Gdańskiej - cała.jpg|Frontages of Otto Riedl Tenement File:Bdg Swietojanska Gdanska 3 07-2013.jpg|Detail of gable and balcony File:Gdanska Swietojanska.JPG|motifs detail File:Picture piekarnia Bigonski.jpg|Pictures from 1935 Tenement at 86 1887, by Józef Święcicki and Anton Hoffmann Eclecticism & French Neo-Renaissance Puttos and sirens stucco reliefs are mounted on the facade. File:Bdg Gdanska86 3 07-2013.jpg|Main facade File:Gdanska 86 detail.JPG|Architectural detail Villa Hugo Hecht, at 88/90 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.601315-Reg.A/137, March 19, 2004 Modern architecture This functionalist tenement, together with the opposite one at 100 Gdańsk Street, strongly contrasts with the ancient buildings of the main downtown thoroughfare. Renovated in the late 2010s, part of the original decor (door carpentry, metal balcony balustrades, ceramic tiles) is still preserved. File:Gdańska 100 róg Chodkiewicza.jpg|View from Gdańsk Street Tenement at 99 1883 The eclectic facade displays neo-classical elements: perfect symmetry in the facade balance, decoration of the openings on each level (pediments, thin pilasters) and an interesting frontispiece overhanging the entrance, featuring a man head. File:Gdanska 99 1.jpg|Main facade File:Gdanska 99 2.jpg|View of the 2nd floor File:Gdanska 99.jpg|View of the first floor and the frontispiece ===Adam Wysocki Tenement at 100, corner with Chodkiewicza street=== Source: Local architect was Paweł Wawrzon, from Bydgoszcz, living at 6 Kościuszki street. Eclecticism Johann Schauer, house's first owner, was a tailor. One can appreciate the details of the motifs: in the adorned openings, in the cartouches, the upper frieze or the decorated lintel. File:Gdanska 107 2.jpg|Main elevation File:Gdanska 107 detail window.jpg|Ornamented window File:Gdanska 107 detail 2.jpg|Cartouche ===Rudolf Gehrke tenement, at 113, corner with Chocimska street=== 1886, Eclecticism & Neo-Renaissance. The first owner was Reinhold Zschiesche, also owner at 1 Chocimska Street. In the eclectic decoration, Józef Święcicki used Neo-Renaissance details. The entrance from Gdańsk Street is topped with a head figure in a cartouche. The tenement has been renovated in 2021. File:113 Gdanska rog Chocimska.jpg|Renovated facade File:Gdanska 113 detail.JPG|motifs detail Tenement at 115 1887 Eclecticism, Neo-classicism. Initial address was Danzigerstraße 65, the first landlord was a butcher, Johann Bordanowicz. The butcher shop remained in use till the outbreak of World War I. The facade reflects neo-classical features, with pediments over first level windows and a festoon above the avant-corps entry. The main gate is a work of wrought iron and glass. File:Gdanska 115.jpg|View of the frontage from the street File:Gdanska 115 gate.jpg|Main gate Tenement at 117 1889 The facade, renovated in 2019, displays neo-classical features, in particular round pediments above the windows of the first floor. File:117 Gdanska Bydgoszcz.jpg|View of the frontage Villa Fritz Heroldt, at 119 Registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list, Nr.A/11, October 12, 1999 Modern architecture The original building at Danzigerstraße 70, now gone, was commissioned by Julius Kolander, a baker, to Józef Święcicki. The Neo-baroque tenement included two wings and a stable. One can highlight the triangular tympanum above the entrance, adorned with vegetal plaster motifs. File:Gdańska 131.jpg|Main elevation File:Gdanska 131 gate.jpg|Main gate Tenement at 135 1893, File:Gdańska 144 zoomed.jpg|Main elevation Military barracks, at 147 1884–1914 Timber framing Approximatively 40 barrack buildings have been were built on the compound. File:Bydg ul Gdańska - koszary.jpg|Military Barrack File:Gdanska 147.JPG|View of the first barrack from the street Former Officer's Mess 53, at 160 1880 till 1918 and the recreation of an independent Polish state. It then became the Polish Officer's Mess () until World War II. After a thorough renovation, it is now the seat of a Polish videogames company, "Vivid Game" This historicist house, now refurbished, reflects beautiful brick details. Most impressive are the crow-stepped gables. File:Bydgoszcz-Gdańska-160.jpg|The building just after renovation File:Gdanska 160 2.JPG|View from the street File:Gdanska 160 top 2.JPG|Detail of the gable File:Gdanska 160 top.JPG|Facade Detail Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, at 163 1960, by Jerzy Hofmann and 2008 Seat of Bydgoszcz sporting club Zawisza. File:Bdg Zawisza stadion 3 03-2014.jpg|Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium File:Bdg ZawiszaBydgoszcz 2 07-2014.jpg|Front area Villa at 172 Built in 1910–1912 Art Nouveau The villa has been built on a plot donated by Lewin Louis Aronsohn, File:172 Gdanska villa.jpg|The villa seen from Gdańska Street Tenement at 188 1930-1939 Modern architecture. The institution inherited the tradition of a pre-war military museum operating since 1928, in the Cadet School for Non-Commissioned Officer in Bydgoszcz, housed in the War College building at Nr.190. Main exhibition highlights of this ancient collection were, among others: elements from the room of the Teutonic Order great master ind Malbork; a blade and firearms from 18th-19th centuries; a diploma signed by king August III; a snuffbox donated by Napoleon on Elba Island; hair from Tadeusz Kościuszko. All these items, scattered during World War II, have never been recovered. The contemporary building, located at Czerkaska street has been created by architect Zbigniew Kortas in 1973 was erected on a plot that belonged to the War College since 1913. In 2007, the Museum gained the status of state cultural institution, and in 2010, it has been transformed into a branch of the Army Museum, together with museums in Toruń and Wrocław. File:Pomorskie Muzeum Wojskowe 1.jpg|Museum building File:Pomorskie Muzeum Wojskowe - działa.jpg|Permanent outdoor exhibition File:Cannons 155mm in Bydgoszcz.jpg|Permanent outdoor exhibition, a 155mm canon File:Bdg muzeumWojskLadowych 3 5-2015.jpg|Inside exhibit File:Bdg muzeumWojskLadowych 9 5-2015.jpg|Inside exhibit Buildings at 208/238 1935-1939 Functionalism This row of flats has been designed before the Second World War by different architects: • Jan Kossowski (1898–1958), for plots 208 and 214 (1936–1938); File:208 Gdanska Bydgoszcz.jpg|Building at 208 File:208 238 Gdanska.jpg|Row of habitations (208 to 238) Water Supply Station "Las Gdański", at 242 1900, by F. Marschall Neo-Gothic The water supply complex, established 1900, is still operative today. File:Bydg Wodociągi 1900 Budynek administracyjny.jpg|Water Supply Station Las Gdański File:Bdg muzeumWodociagow 6 5-2015.jpg|Architectural details File:Bdg muzeumWodociagow 33 5-2015.jpg|Outdoor exhibition ==References==