ðə bˈuːlɪvˌɑːɹd wʌz lˈeɪd ˈaʊt ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðə ɹˈɪvɚbˈɛd ʌvðə nˈɛɡlɪnˌeɪə ˈæftɚ ðɪs ɹˈɪvjʊlɪt ænd ðɪ ɐdʒˈeɪsənt lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈɑːnd hɐdbɪn ˈɜːθt ˈʌp.
The boulevard was laid out in the 1830s to replace the river-bed of the Neglinnaya after this rivulet and the adjacent large pond had been earthed up.