Alexandrovskaya Street from the centre up to the beginning (the early XX century)

Presumably, the avenue appeared in the place of the road, connecting the camp of the Russian military settlements, dislocated in the east of Kishinev in 1789, with the city.

The street building began after the approval in 1834 the city general plan. In the beginning of the century it was called Millionnaya Street.

Since the 40s of the XIX century till 1877 it was Moscovskaya Street.

Alexandrovskaya Street from the city Duma to Central Square
(the early XX century)

Since 1878 up to 1924 it was Alexandrovskaya Street. Two monuments of Russian Emperors Alexander I and Alexander II were put here. 

Alexandrovskaya street from the building of the city Duma (the beginning of the XX century)

Since 1924 till 1944 it was called Alexandry cel Bun Street in honour of a Moldovan Gospodar (1400-1432).

The photograph was taken in the late 50s

In 1931 the street was divided into two parts: the southern part of the street from the square, that was called the United Nations' Square at that time, up to Armyanskaya Street, it kept  the same name,  and from Armyanskaya Street it had the name of King Karl II.

Since 1944 till 1952 the Kishinev inhabitants remember it as Lenin Street and up to 1990 as Lenin Avenue.

You can compare how the central street and the appearance of the city as a whole had changed to the end of the XX century; it looked like this at the moment of the USSR collapse (but Bell Tower was built later).