During World War II, houses along the section between Higashioji Street and Senbon-dori Street were forced to move in order to build a fire-blocking belt, like in Oike-dori Street and Horikawa-dori Street; however, after the war, the street was widened to about 50 meters using the site.
東大路通から千本通までの区間は御池通や堀川通同様、第二次世界大戦末期に防火帯形成のため建物疎開が行われ、戦後、その用地を利用して幅員約50mに道路が整備された。