The street is much older, dating back to the court of Sophia of Lithuania, wife of Vasili I of Russia (1490s).
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.