it led to government offices (mortgagees, post offices and school). It ended at the junction of Leśna and Kapitulna Streets. At that time the Silnica River wasn't bridged. In order to cross the river citizens had to ford it. After the outbreak of the November Uprising the Konstanty street began to be called Postal Street – after the building of a post office that was situated on it. Soon it became the representative street of the city. In 1840 an impressive house with stables, inns and a theatre hall was built. Attached to the building there was a mortgagee, a post office and a school. In 1887 an industrialist, Ludwik Stumpf, began construction of the theatre which was, soon afterwards, called the Ludwik Theatre (nowadays Stefan Żeromski Theatre). Many people came there to watch performances. Among the audience were local gentry, citizens, youths and Russian officers of regiments stationing in the city. On July 5, 1881, a concession was granted to build a road which was to connect Dęblin with Zagłebie Dąbrowskie. Soon, contractors started building the railway and along with tracks also a station. The first steam locomotive came to Kielce on December 21, 1883. The building of the railway station was finished in 1885. It was erected in the middle of the field, on the line of Sienkiewicz Street. This construction lasted until the 1960s. Originally, when a small bridge was built on the Silnica, the part of the street which was marked off was called Russian Street, or more popularly, Railway Street. Thanks to that investment a big building space between the city and the railway station came into being. The extension of the street involved social changes. Marking out another part of today's Sienkiewicz Street resulted in the inflow of Jews to Kielce. They started to invest in building lots. Between the Czysta and Żelazna Streets, on the southern side, there was a non-built-up area on which arable lands were located. It was surrounded by a fence from side of the Sienkiewicz Street. References External links Sienkiewicz Street Webcam on Sienkiewicz Street City guide to Kielce Kielce Shopping districts and streets in Poland Sienkiewicz Street in Poland