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focus of further expansion. In the 1880s first large, multi-storey residential buildings started to appear along the St. George Avenue, first close to the cathedral, and then gradually further west. However, photos from 1866 to 1886 show the neighbourhood of St. Jacob and Philip church, including the later Jakšto Street area, as cultivated fields crossed by some country roads; here and there they were dotted with trees or what looks like single manors, stables, and warehouses.
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207:(pol. Łukiszki), which hosted few isolated hamlets. Earlier drawings show in the area now occupied by the Jakšto street the presence of mounds, named Gura Czartowa (Devil's Hill) and Gura Gliniana (Clay Hill), but there is no trace of them on later maps. In the mid-19th century the landmark of the neighbourhood was a large religious compound, which consisted of the
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built on both sides of the northern end of the street; a slightly more monumental office building was constructed opposite the former Social
Insurance building, on the southern end. In 1973 an underdeveloped plot opposite the Prozorov building was turned into a square; it was dotted with an obelisk-line monument to
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most streets bearing Soviet-flavoured names were renamed; Komunarų gatvė returned almost exactly to its previous name and became Jakšto gatvė. The
Angarietis monument was also dismantled and removed. In the mid-1990s a large new building was constructed on site of derelict tenement; in the early 21st
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building accommodated medical premises, offices, conference hall and emergency ward. A neighbouring villa hosted apartments for management and a garage for ambulances. Another modernist villa was built near the northern end. The street assumed a somewhat prestigious status; it also kept accommodating
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In the 1890s rural perpendicular roads, running between the St. George Avenue and the Neris river, gradually began to lose their rural character. A map from the 1890s for the first time assigned a name to what later became the Jakšto Street; it is marked as Старый Переулок (Old
Backstreet). However,
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Vilnius marketplace; some 15 minute walk from the cathedral, it soon became busy with hundreds of farmers selling straight from their horsecarts and city dwellers walking from the old town to make purchases. A new municipal development plan, adopted in 1875, set the area as the
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Dambrausko-Jakšto gatvė (Dambrauskas-Jakštas Street); the name honoured a 1938-deceased Catholic philosopher and scientist and took advantage of the coincidence of surnames. On the Polish national day of November 11 riots broke out in the
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and already the author of a few monumental buildings in the city. In 1896 his wife Sofia purchased two neighbouring plots. Prozorov designed a group of 3 adjacent 2-floor buildings, to be located there; the first one was completed in 1897–1898. The other two were constructed shortly afterwards, the
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noted that finding a new patron involved a trick. It was only the previous year, in 1938, that perished a
Lithuanian cultural activist and Catholic philosopher Aleksandras Dambrauskas, known by his pen-name "Adomas Jakštas". The idea was to bank on similarity between the surnames of Dąbrowski (in
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The postal code to all Jakšto Street buildings is 01105. The below table shows the buildings lined up. For convenience, the table is structured to correspond to the standard, north-oriented view of a map. Construction years are indicated in brackets. Note that there is no building numbered Jakšto
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monastery and the hospital for the poor, managed by the order. It stood among fields, meadows and some low wooden houses, crossed by few country roads. A map from the 1840s shows what is now the Jakšto Street as one of these nameless roads, leading among fields and orchards towards few buildings,
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flanked long sections of the street, while cobble stone surface, pavements and gas lights completed the picture. The street became sort of a cultural landmark. The building at the corner of Херсонская and Георгиевский became home to a high school for girls, called Гимназiя Прозоровой (Prozorova
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Street). Also on the Polish-language map from 1907 the lane is marked similarly, as Ulica Chersońska. At the time the quarter was half-urban; a photo from 1903 shows elegant long-facade multi-storey residential buildings facing what appears to be fields or meadows. However, during the following
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a map issued in Polish named it Zaułek
Nadbrzeżny (Riverbank Backstreet). The western side of the street was marked in green (rural), the eastern one in red (urban), even though it hosted merely few shabby wooden constructions. In the late 1890s the place attracted attention of
135:(1949-1987). However, for city dwellers of some 5 generations the street has been rather associated with performance hall, hosting various types of shows; it was named "Apollo" (Russian rule), "Słońce" (Polish rule), "Pionierius" (Soviet rule) and "Vaidilos" (Lithuanian rule).
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and got rented to various tenants; periodically it hosted a cycling parkour, a café "Leonarda" and even vegetable plots. The south-eastern one hosted a low building and a makeshift annex, home to a legendary "Zacisze" restaurant. The
Prozorov building hosted a music hall, a
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century the square which hosted the Angeretis monument was taken over by a luxurious apartment residence, with an abstract sculpture named "Ryšys" (Link) by Marijonas Šlektavičius situated at the front. Commemorative plaques honouring Lithuanian personalities (
647:: Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Furniture and Wood Processing, Ministry of Food Industry and Foreign Tourism Administration Office. The former Social Insurance building kept serving as medical centre. The Prozorov building was partially turned into the
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see a description by Karol Maciurzyński, dated 1936: „Ledwo przecisnąć się można od ul. Mickiewicza, jednym wozem zaledwie można przejechać między ogródkami. Po stu metrach otwiera się ulica szeroka, z kilkupiętrowymi kamienicami”, referred after Wołkanowski
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city; the rebellious youth stormed the Social Insurance building before they were evicted by the Lithuanian police. During the German occupation numerous Polish conspiracy premises were located on the street, e.g. when returning from the
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according to others it was rather a high school for girls, set up by Stowarzyszenie Nauczycielstwa Polskiego in 1915, which resided in the former Prozorova’s Gymnasium in 1918/1919, Joanna Falkowska, Stefania Walasek,
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explaining the mechanics behind renaming the street requires a lengthy footnote. For Lithuanians colonel Jerzy Dąbrowski represented the resented Polish nationalism and there was hardly a chance his name would stand.
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Gymnasium). The central hall in the Prozorov building (in 1912 sold to a certain Bogdan Ratyński) initially hosted an exposition pavilion, but later formed part of the "Apollo" hall, used for theatrical performances,
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reported to underground officials in a flat in one of the tenements there. On February 12, 1944, unusual Polish-German talks were held in the villa in the backyard of the Insurance building; the commander of
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closed in. Ironically dubbed “Crow Nest” by the Poles, the building was subject to intense half-a-day shootout and on January 1, 1919, it was seized by the militia. However, 4 days later Vilnius
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apart from the Lithuanian high school, it hosted also Gimnazjum Humanistyczne Ferdynanda Welera, Szkoła Muzyczna Jacobi Pawłowiczowej and Roczne Koedukacyjne Kursy Handlowe A. Biedziukiewicza,
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In unclear circumstances some time at the turn of the centuries the street was renamed; on the Russian map from 1904 it no longer appears as Старый Переулок, but is marked as Улица Херсонская (
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426:(Wronia). In 1918, following growing social unrest and gradual decomposition of German rule, the Prozorov building became a hub of workers’ organisations. The place was headquarters of the
2228:, The villa was built in late 1930s, though it differed from the original Bukowski design. The building in the backyard is # Jakšto 16, present on some photos from the pre-WW1 period, see
517:. In 1936 a military plane crashed into the Prozorov building; both pilots perished. In 1938 shabby houses at the corner with Mickiewicza were demolished to make room for headquarters of
1718:. Given the street was rather short, the long name "Adomo Dambrausko-Jakšto gatvė" usually did not fit on any map. In the example linked, the street name is shortened to "A D. Jakšto"
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high school. Though initially the street retained the name of Khersonstraße, in 1916 it was renamed to Krähenstraße (Crow Street); the name appeared also in
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Prozorov designed the building and lived there, in an apartment of 14 rooms. The rest was rented as other apartments, shops and a railwaymen club,
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and another by a waiter, Wołkanowski 2022. "Zacisze" is mentioned in numerous recollections from the interwar period, e.g. the Nobel-prize winner
2222:. Note the "Ryšys" sculpture by Marijonas Šlektavičius. This place was earlier occupied by a square, which hosted monument to Zigmas Angarietis
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98/4 (2018), p. 103. Some Lithuanian newspapers grumbled over the choice, as Jakštas was known for his dislike of Vilnius, Tomas Venclova,
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12 (2003), p. 55. A number of fairly well-known women completed the curriculum there, e.g. Eugenia Kobylińska-Maślińska (poet, writer),
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Józef Piłsudski: Polska jest jak obwarzanek. Wszystko, co dobre, jest na obrzeżach. Z "obrzeży" najbliższa mu była Litwa
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1033:‘Miłe miasto’ między tradycją a awangardą. Architektura Wilna w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym – zarys problematyki
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Edukacja w społeczeństwie wielokulturowym na przykłazie zaboru rosyjskiego na przełomie XIX i XX wieku
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1737:, Warszawa 1993, p. 69, and in Lithuanian sources as "Dombrovskas", see a Lithuanian interwar map
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Henryk Zabielski, deputy chairman of the Appeal Court Władysław Dmochowski or a well-known lawyer
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Między stołecznością a partykularyzmem: wielonarodowościowe społeczeństwo Wilna w latach 1915-1920
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style, they became one of the largest and most prestigious new sites in Vilnius of the time.
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admitted that for the first time in his life he got drunk in "Zacisze", Czesław Miłosz,
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entire complex based on an H-like layout. Though Prozorov later became an expert in
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Księga adresowa m. Wilna. Wileński kalendarz informacyjny na rok 1931. Rocznik XXVI
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Księga adresowa m. Wilna. Wileński kalendarz informacyjny na rok 1931. Rocznik XXVI
1294:"Buvo taip pat apsuptas darbininkų klubas prie Varnių gatvės 5", Mykolas Biržiška,
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Istorinis pastatas sostinės A.Jakšto gatvėje sulauks pokyčių: planuojamas viešbutis
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decade the street became a typical urban lane. Large, 2-floor or 3-floor
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Jakšto gatvėje bus rekonstruojamas istorinis pastatas: įkurdins viešbutį
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some Polish sources spelled as “Dombrowski”, see e.g. Tadeusz Kowalski,
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service 12.08.2020. Following almost 3 years, there is no outcome known
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assortment of Jaksto photos/videos, apparently taken by a SIS employee
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Restauracje międzywojennego Wilna. Ludzie, miejsca, historie (5)
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Apie Jozefą Pilsudskį ir Vilniaus lietuviškumo priežastį
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Directory of Soviet Officials: Republic Orgaznizations
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Directory of Soviet Officials: Republic Orgaznizations
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Directory of Soviet Officials: Republic Orgaznizations
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Directory of Soviet Officials: Republic Orgaznizations
811:# 1, 3: office and residential building (1958-1959)
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1569:and Stanisław Murczyński, Dolistowska 2017, p. 89
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1830:Wileńskie rozmowy niemiecko-polskie w lutym 1944
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2085:Lietuvos Respublikos specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba
498:, at the turn of the decades were purchased by
2251:rear-end: backyard of Prozorov building, 2021
1035:, Wojciech Walczak, Karol Łopatecki (eds.),
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2128:compare Vaidilos Teatras service, available
1901:TSRS atvirlaiškis - Vilnius. Angarietis 1973
1735:Ostatnia podchorążówka II-ej Rzeczpospolitej
1695:in late 1939 or early 1940, Tomas Venclova,
1836:XXXIV (2002), pp. 101-145, Z.S. Siemaszko,
1772:, Warszawa 2005, ISBN 9788389188366, p. 182
1219:the exposition pavilion was moved from the
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1785:. Local administration was managed by the
1342:, Warszawa 2008, ISBN 9788311112490, p. 47
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125:(1931-1944), and the key Russian-language
2067:Lietuvos Respublikos aplinkos ministerija
2042:, Vilnius 2015, ISBN 9786099571010, p. 73
1838:Rozmowy z Wehrmachtem w Wilnie. Luty 1944
1802:, London 1987, ISBN 9782869140257, p. 138
1374:, Вильнюс 1988, ISBN 9785417000409, p. 28
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86:Two houses which merit attention are the
1933:, London 2019, ISBN 9781644690871, p. 44
1686:, Warszawa 1985, ISBN 8301039736, p. 103
1485:, Kraków 1997, ISBN 9788387315078, p. 40
1459:, Kraków 1997, ISBN 9788308027325, p. 23
1354:Droga do zwycięstwa zaczęła się w Wilnie
1226:Достопримечательности и посещаемые места
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34:54.68893600015811°N 25.275581074211118°E
2038:Zita Tiukšienė, Nijolė Sisaitė (eds.),
1931:The Literary Field under Communist Rule
1664:, Warszawa 2002, ISBN 8311094578, p. 79
1533:, Vilnius 1991, ISBN 5420004747, p. 151
990:, Toruń 2006, ISBN 9788388089589, p. 65
596:tried to convince the commander of the
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1383:see a Polish map from 1921, available
816:: Ubezpieczenia Społeczne (1937-1938)
1815:, Kraków 1991, ISBN 8385123407, p. 49
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2220:luxurious 2004-built apartment block
1714:see e.g. a map from 1940, available
1509:tragedy which rocked Vilnius in 1925
1076:see a map from the 1890s, available
1064:see a map from the 1890s, available
1011:see a map from the 1840s, available
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767:# 13: residential block (1956-1958)
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2062:Struktūra ir kontaktinė informacija
1531:Vilnijos lietuviai 1920-1939 metais
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1372:Вильнюс - столица советской Литвы
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1945:, vols. 4/9, Moscow 1988, p. 254
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1673:Grzelak 2002, pp. 79-84
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712:Ministry of Environment
706:, Konstantinas Stašys,
609:Aleksander Krzyżanowski
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1684:Litwa a sprawy polskie
1617:Powiat Wileńsko-Trocki
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1470:Przewodnik po Wilnie
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1370:Альгирдас Вилейкис,
1322:Do ludności polskiej
1298:, London 1960, p. 55
934:designing #14 villa
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348:Prozorova gymnasium
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1472:, Wilno 1927, p. VI
1098:service, 25.04.2020
716:Ministry of Finance
587:Julius Christiansen
500:Konstantinas Stašys
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