page_title: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Boulevards in Włocławek
section_title: Russian partition, 1840-1914
hierarchical_section_title: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Boulevards in Włocławek / History / Russian partition, 1840-1914
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Chrzest parostatku "Włocławek" w dniu 02.06.1853. Rysunek powstał na zamówienie Andrzeja Zamoyskiego. English: The baptism of steamer "Wloclawek", 02.06.1853. Drawing was commissioned by Andrzej Zamoyski. Русский: Крещение пароходa "влoцлaвeк", 02.06.1853. Рисование по заказу Андрея Замойския. Deutsch: Die Taufe des Dampfer "Wloclawek", 02.06.1853. Zeichnung wurde von Andrzej Zamoyski Auftrag
context_page_description: The Marshal Józef Piłsudski Boulevards in Włocławek is a street located along the left bank of the Vistula River with an adjacent promenade crossing the Zgłowiączka River. It used to be called Nadbrzeżna St, Bulwarowa St and Boulevard of the Polish United Workers' Party. In the nineteenth century it was commonly called "Bulwarek".
  Regular events take place on the boulevards: Days of Włocławek, the Vistula River Festival, Boulevards of Sport and Art, as well as other concerts and events.
  Among other things, you will find a children's playground and an outdoor gym, walking and cycling trails, as well as a car park with 30 spaces. There are 27 bicycle racks along the entire promenade. There are 13 viewing terraces with new trees and bushes planted. At one of them, opposite the Church of St. John the Baptist, there is the town's coat of arms laid out of cobblestone, as well as distances to the most important Polish and world cities and other patterns, such as fish. A seasonal stall selling coffee and ice cream operates here as well. There is a Floating Stage on the Vistula River attached to the promenade - chairs for spectators are erected opposite to it.
context_section_description: The street was outlined in 1840. It was then called Nadbrzeżna Street. It stretched from Gdańska Street to today's non-existent Końcowa Street, located near present-day Bechiego Street. Initially, it was an undeveloped and sandy road, often flooded by the Vistula.
  In the years 1844-1846 the street was developed and paved. Mainly granaries and fishing houses were built at that time. Access to the port coast was facilitated and wooden railings were installed to separate the street from the river. These railings were used for hanging leather after cattle slaughter in a slaughterhouse located at the nearby Towarowa Street in order to dry it. In winter, when the Vistula was frozen, fresh blood attracted wolves living in the forests of Szpetal. During that time the street was considered to be very dangerous. Blood and waste from the slaughterhouse were flowing down the sewers under the slaughterhouse, from where they were pouring down to the Vistula along with rain. Stray dogs would feed on the waste. 
  In 1853 a steamboat called Włocławek was christened on the Boulevard.
  People suspected of taking part in the January Uprising were held in a granary at the corner of the Boulevard and Browarna Street. The granary at the corner of Rybacka Street, on the other hand, was used to hold and persecute participants of the first conscription after the Uprising in 1865.
  A bridge built in 1865 connected Włocławek's Downtown with the then town of Szpetal Dolny (today's Zawiśle). It also brought life around Bulwarowa Street, which became a place for strolls for Włocławek residents, many people also took up fishing. Numerous boats and floating rafts moored along the Boulevard. The existence of a permanent crossing on the Vistula added strategic importance to the street.
  In the 19th century wooden railings were exchanged for metal ones. Among the contractors of the railings was the Włocławek Technical Equipment Factory "Wisła".
  In the second half of the 19th century, on Bulwarowa Street, in a house belonging to Ciechowicz, Izabela Zbiegniewska lived and gave tutoring.
  In 1910 under the address of Bulwary 19. the "Krater" Society registered its activity. It had its own shipyard where 3 ships were built: "Wilanów", "Kolos" and "Hetman".
caption: Baptism of the ship "Włocławek" illustrated by Wojciech Gerson
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