Like the other lines of Vasilievsky Island, the 6th and 7th were supposed to become embankments of one of the canals that were going to cut through Vasilievsky Island according to the plan of Peter I. The name 6-7th lines has existed since 1718. They run from the Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment of the Neva to the Smolenka River Embankment.


The first stone houses were built on the sections from the Neva to Bolshoy Prospekt. The street acquired its current appearance in the 19th - early 20th centuries.

In 2002, a pedestrian zone, Andreevsky Boulevard, was opened on the section from Bolshoy to Sredny Prospekt.

In the fall of 2001, the Administration of St. Petersburg announced a competition for the best design of a monument symbolizing the collective image of Vasily, who gave his name to Vasilievsky Island. The monument was unveiled on Andreevsky Boulevard (near house No. 34 on the 7th line) on May 24, 2003. It depicts lieutenant of the bombardier company Vasily Korchmin. Sculptors: G. V. Lukyanov and S. V. Sergeev.

The history of the street is connected with the history of the horse-drawn railway, or horse-drawn tram. One of the first passenger lines ran here from August 27, 1863: Admiralty Square - Konnogvardeisky Boulevard - 6th line. In 2004, a horse-drawn tram of 1872-1878 was installed on the extension of the boulevard near Sredny Prospekt; the carriage housed the theater box office. On October 24, 2005, bronze horses were placed nearby, and on May 30, 2009, a coachman.