Academic Avenue (Pushkin)

Academic Avenue in Pushkin, about 1.44 km long, was laid out in 1895 to the Tsarskoye Selo Railway Station after the construction of the Imperial railway branch. The Imperial Garage was located on the avenue; by 1914 it housed about fifty cars, serviced by 80 drivers who also performed the duties of mechanics and bodyguards. Of all the vehicles, only one Delaunay-Belleville car was the personal property of the imperial family, while the others were on the state treasury balance sheet. All three historic garage buildings have survived, and after the war they were occupied by the Agrarian University, which placed its departments there.