Chobotars’ka Street – Alluring Kharkiv

On a forgotten street that had hardly ever seen tarmac (though it did have a tram line), the road and pavements were completely resurfaced in 2016–2017, and almost all the building facades were repaired and repainted. Now you can bring visitors here – many of the buildings from the 19th and early 20th century are really interesting. Photos of some of the buildings are in the selection below:

^{Chobotars’ka Street, 41/43}^{. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{In 2020, a fire broke out in the building at Chobotars’ka Street, 49, after which the roof was replaced. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{Chobotars’ka Street, 57. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{Chobotars’ka Street, 40. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{Chobotarska Street, 45. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{Chobotars’ka Street, 59. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

On the cornices of the ‘symmetrical’ building at Chobotars’ka Street, 59, divided by the entrance to the courtyard, one can see various antique wooden details:

^{Chobotars’ka Street, 45. Borman’s apartment block, designed by architect O. Ginzburg, built in 1908. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{The junction of Chobotars’ka and Mala Panasivska Streets. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{Chobotars’ka Street, 51. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

And some of the well-known buildings on the street are worth a separate mention: The Chobotars’ka Synagogue, The house of Barbara Karinska, and Chobotars’ka Street, 80.

As a result of a Russian missile strike on 25 June 2022, the building at Chobotars’ka Street, 38 (dating from the first half of the 19th century, designed by architect Andrii Ton) was destroyed.

^{Chobotars’ka Street, 38. Google Street View, 2015}

Two residents of the building managed to survive– they were pulled from under the rubble.