ðə stɹˈiːt ɪz mˈʌtʃ ˈoʊldɚ, dˈeɪɾɪŋ bˈæk tə ðə kˈoːɹt ʌv soʊfˈiə ʌv lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniə, wˈaɪf ʌv vˈæsɪli aɪ ʌv ɹˈʌʃə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.
The street is much older, dating back to the court of Sophia of Lithuania, wife of Vasili I of Russia (1490s).