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Some narrow streets in Bucharest: a microcosm

They are quiet streets with beautiful houses. On the edge between the center and the north of the capital, in other words a good neighborhood. They were laid out towards the end of the 19th century, at the time when Colțea Boulevard, now called Lascăr Catargiu, was opening from the present-day Roman Square northwards. Some, such as Visarion Street, appeared even earlier, towards the middle of the 19th century, but the houses from those times have long since disappeared in the haze of later construction.It was an area covered with vineyardsIt was an area covered with vineyards, which is still remembered today by the names of some of the streets: Povernei, Viișoarei. As a sign that there are thin people in the neighborhood, one was named Vasile Alecsandri. One street was called Brutari. Bread and wine were certainly not lacking on the table of the people of Bucharest in those times. It turned out that Brutari Street was destined by the godmother-in-law to a political destiny. It was called General Badoglio when the Right was in power, Filimon Sârbu when the Communists came to power. When they too went down the drain, a liberal happened to remember that at number 14 lived Dr. Constantin Daniel, from a family with ancestral-liberal sympathies. He was a psychiatrist, but he was passionate about oriental studies and, until his death in 1984, he had translated a number of texts from oriental languages. Soon the necessary steps were taken and street signs bearing the name Strada Constantin Daniel 1917-1984 Orientalist appeared in the streets.

They are quiet streets, with beautiful houses. Just at the border between the center and the North of the capital city, that is, in a good neighborhood. They were traced towards the end of the XIXth century, in the period when Colțea Boulevard, today referred to, just like in the inter-war period, Lascăr Catargiu, sprang from the North side of the current Romană Square. Some of them, like Visarion Street, appeared even earlier, towards the middle of the XIXthe century; however, the houses of those times perished long ago in the dust of subsequent constructions.It Was an Area Covered with Vineyard

It was an area covered with vineyard, a reality still echoed by the names of some of the streets: Povernei, Viișoarei. As an indication of the fact that the neighborhood was also inhabited by persons of high station, one of them was named Vasile Alecsandri, spelled with an "x": Alexandri. Another street was named Brutari. Bread and wine surely honored the Bucharest community's tables in those days. It turned out that the small Brutari Street had been acribed a political destiny by the Fates. Over time, it was named General Badoglio when the right came to power and Filimon Sârbu when the communists did.