by Anna Przetaczek (1995), LOK Krakow/Poland

In the past, Grzegorzki was an old village located on the left bank of the Old Vistula. But Grzegórzecka street was known in the Middle Ages. On this street during 1893-1896, there was a building of the Jagiellonian Medical College.

On Grzegórzecka street, there was also a bridge. In the XIX century, when the ancient river bed of Vistula was buried, the bridge became a viaduct and remained so until today. It is one of the oldest surviving bridges in Kraków.

In the past, on Grzegórzecka street there weren’t shops where you could buy something to drink and if you wanted to get here, you had to go on foot.. Nowadays, on this street, there is our school VIII LO. Today Grzegorzecka is one of the most important streets for the Kraków transport.