<p>

Fundukleivska (now Bohdana

Khmelnytskoho) street in the early twentieth century. The photo

depicts a certain stage of the urban development of Kyiv, in

particular, the advent of the four-storied dense housing consisting

chiefly of rented apartment buildings. One can also notice new

approaches to the improvement of public welfare: the carriageway is

paved with cobblestones, the sidewalks are separated from it by

kerbstones. The street is electrified (there are refined electric

posts there), an electric tram line is built. There are advertising

signboards of various establishments (services) on the houses, in

particular, a photo studio sign; the fact indicates an active urban

life and, specifically, the role this street played in the city

structure. A refined advertising pillar can be seen below on the

right. Above on the left, there is a massive cupola of the

Pedagogical Museum (later the Central Rada (Council) building; now

the Teacher’s Building).</p><p><i>Olga Martyniuk</i></p>