Construction of this alley began in the early 1880s. The alley was named Molokanskaya after the Molokans who first came here and settled there. Khagani Garden, where the street begins, was once called Molokan Garden. The alley starts from Molokan Park or Marinsky Park and extends to the east of the area, which was an industrial zone of the city at that time. Capital-style buildings were built on the alley in the XIX-XX centuries. Since the classical principles were not included in the design structure of the buildings in the early days, the houses No. 1,3,5 built on the alley were built in a free style of architecture. Later, with the arrival of architects trained in architecture, more interesting compositions appeared in the construction of facades and interiors. Architects Anton Kandinov and Yuzef Ploshko made a great contribution to the architecture of the alley. The building of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, the building of the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan, the building of the Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theater named after Samad Vurgun, the four-storey entrance house of Musa Nagiyev, the building of the Azerbaijan National Library and other important historical buildings are located on the alley. After the April occupation, the alley was renamed January 9, 1929.