▁l ined ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁fine ▁m ans ions ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁historic ▁buildings . ▁Many ▁law ▁fir ms , ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁fashion ▁stores ▁and ▁art ▁gall eries ▁are ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁street . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁In ▁Med ieval ▁times , ▁B red g ade ▁was ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁track ▁used ▁for ▁driving ▁cattle ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁it ▁had ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁broad est ▁road ▁outside ▁the ▁Eastern ▁City ▁Gate ▁( which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁located ▁where ▁Str ø get ▁meets ▁Kong ens ▁N yt or v ▁today ), ▁a ▁fact ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁street ' s ▁name ▁( B road ▁Street ). ▁The ▁street ▁was ▁mainly ▁l ined ▁by ▁large ▁gard ens ▁with ▁small ▁houses ▁and ▁pav il ions . ▁▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁R amp art ▁was ▁changed ▁over ▁the ▁first ▁century , ▁the ▁whole ▁area , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁New ▁C open hagen , ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁fort ified ▁city . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁B red g ade ▁was ▁renamed ▁N org es g ade ▁( English : ▁Norway ▁Street ) ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁King ' s ▁poss essions ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁escape ▁the ▁rural ▁con not ations ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁name . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁Freder iks staden ▁around ▁ 1 7 5 0 , ▁B red g ade ▁saw ▁a ▁major ▁building ▁bo om ▁which ▁included