Yur’ivs’ka Street Neighborhood

A photo tour of the area around Yur’ivs’ka Street. This historic neighborhood of the city has retained the charming character of its small but tastefully designed early 20th-century buildings.

^{Yur’ivs’ka Street, 4A. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{Yur’ivs’ka Street, 6}^{. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

One of the most beautiful buildings here is the Kovalevska Mansion at Yur’ivs’ka Street, 8. But it’s so stunning that it deserves its own post.

^{Yur’ivs’ka Street, 10. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{Yur’ivs’ka} ^{Street, 12. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

The 14th building on Yur’ivs’ka Street had an additional floor added in the 2000s.

^{Yur’ivs’ka} ^{Street, 14. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

The elegant canopy and doors are also the main decorative features of the house at Yur’ivs’ka Street, 20.

^{Yur’ivs’ka Street, 20. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

The facade of the house at Ryzhivska Street, 2 is often hidden by overgrown greenery, but if you can see the door through it, be sure to take a picture—it’s quite beautiful.

^{Ryzhivska Street, 2. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

It also still features a post office window bearing the pre-1918 spelling “For Mail”. During the Soviet era, the street was renamed Kuibyshev Street; it reverted to Ryzhivska Street in 2017.

The house at Ryzhivska Street, 4 features an unusual medallion on the second floor.

^{Ryzhivska Street, 4. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

However, this medallion is a modern addition; on Google Street View from 2011, you can see that there used to be a window and a balcony on the second floor at the corner of the building, which were later bricked up.

The elegant, single-story Art Nouveau house at Ryzhivska Street, 12 has preserved what are perhaps the most stylish historic doors in this historic neighborhood, as well as glazed tiles adorning the facade. Not all of the doors in such houses are still in use, as the courtyard entrance has long since become the main entrance.

^{Ryzhivska Street, 12. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

The windows here are also original, with their original glazing bars. That’s a real rarity these days!

Let’s head over to Yur’ivs’kyi Lane. There, we come across a historic building.

^{Yur’ivs’kyi} ^{Lane, 11. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

The house was designed by architect Pyotr Vasilyevich Velichko for his family. According to some sources, he was related to another renowned architect named Velichko—Viktor Valeryanovich.

The building’s style is eclectic, with touches of Art Nouveau and historicism. The doors and many of the windows have been preserved in their original form.

P. V. Velichko also built a house across the street, at Yur’ivs’kyi Lane, 8.

^{Yur’ivs’kyi Lane, 8. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

The year of construction, 1909, is inscribed on the medallion above the entrance.

At Yur’ivs’kyi Lane, 9—a door with another small pre-1918 window labeled “For Mail.”

^{Yur’ivs’kyi Lane, 9. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

^{Yur’ivs’kyi Lane, 7. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

The building at Yur’ivs’kyi Lane, 6 has been renovated, with improvements made to the facade and doors.

^{Yur’ivs’kyi Lane, 6. Photo: Ivan Ponomarenko, 2017}

There are a lot of cats in this area)

And also green thickets that seem to literally swallow up the houses. Overall, this area has a very warm and welcoming atmosphere and is perfect for walks.