Sienkiewicza Street, Białystok
Sienkiewicza Street () is a major street and a thoroughfare in Białystok running from the Kościuszko Market Square towards the Poleski Railway Station, running through Centrum, Sienkiewicza and Bojary districts. History 200px, View of the street, November 2021 The street began as a road leading to Wasilków and Grodno. It was not until the mid-18th century that it was given an urban character. It was then called Wasilkowska. It ended at the Wasilków Gate, situated just beyond the Biała river. Near the gate, at the current intersection of Sienkiewicza and Piłsudskiego Avenue, stood the impressive "Pod Jeleniem" inn. In turn, the corner buildings at the entrance to the market square were the manor house (currently Astoria) and the "Pod Łosiem" tenement house in the opposite side. At the beginning of the 19th century, the appearance of the street did not change much. It was characteristic that on the side starting from the former manor house, in 1810 belonging to Chaim ...
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Street
A street is a public thoroughfare in a city, town or village, typically lined with Building, buildings on one or both sides. Streets often include pavements (sidewalks), pedestrian crossings, and sometimes amenities like Street light, streetlights or Bench (furniture), benches. A street can be as simple as a level patch of Dirt road, dirt, but is more often pavement (material), paved with a hard, durable surface such as Tarmacadam, tarmac, concrete, cobblestone or brick. It can be designed for both social activity and movement. Originally, the word ''street'' simply meant a paved road (). The word ''street'' is still sometimes used informally as a synonym for ''road'', for example in connection with the ancient Watling Street, but city residents and urban planning, urban planners draw a significant modern distinction: a road's main function is transportation, while streets facilitate public interaction.
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