In the Middle Ages, the site was an open sewer which continued to the harbor.
In 1547, it was decided to convert it into a narrow alley.
In 1607, Christian Barnekow (1556-1612), one of Christian IV's men, who acquired a property at the beginning of the street.
The alley was from 1520 known as Christen Bernekousstræde and later a Kristen Bernikows Gade.

The department store Chrom & Gldschmit opened on the corner with Østergade (Strøget) in 1887.
In 1897, two developers, J. Fisker and A. Volmer, purchased the buildings long the street.
An initial proposal for a renewal of the buildings along the street by the architects Henrik Hagemann and Alfred Møller was not used.
A competition launched in 1900 was won by Christian Arntzen and Erik Schiødte.
The street was widened and all buildings replaced by new ones over the next few years.
 Crome & Goldschmidt existed until 1971.
A new shopping arcade, Cityarkaden, opened in the building in 1974 and existed until 2004.
In the Middle Ages, the site was an open sewer which continued to the harbor. In 1547, it was decided to convert it into a narrow alley. In 1607, Christian Barnekow (1556-1612), one of Christian IV's men, who acquired a property at the beginning of the street. The alley was from 1520 known as Christen Bernekousstræde and later a Kristen Bernikows Gade.
The department store Chrom & Gldschmit opened on the corner with Østergade (Strøget) in 1887. In 1897, two developers, J. Fisker and A. Volmer, purchased the buildings long the street. An initial proposal for a renewal of the buildings along the street by the architects Henrik Hagemann and Alfred Møller was not used. A competition launched in 1900 was won by Christian Arntzen and Erik Schiødte. The street was widened and all buildings replaced by new ones over the next few years.  Crome & Goldschmidt existed until 1971. A new shopping arcade, Cityarkaden, opened in the building in 1974 and existed until 2004.
Kristen Bernikows Gade