A new work by the famous writer and expert on St. Petersburg urban folklore N.A. Sindalovsky is dedicated to the history of the main thoroughfare of St. Petersburg - Nevsky Prospekt. This book is not only about modern Nevsky, but also about the architectural structures and social institutions that existed on the avenue and next to it, but, alas, disappeared from the map of the city. About projects that were not implemented for various reasons, about heroes and characters of urban mythology, one way or another connected with the avenue. The book will allow you not only to learn facts, names and dates from the more than 300-year history of Nevsky Prospekt, but also to look at them through the prism of St. Petersburg urban folklore - legends and traditions, proverbs and sayings, ditties and anecdotes, unofficial names and abbreviations that have an exact architectural, historical, toponymic or geographical address. The amount of folklore preserved in the collective memory of St. Petersburg residents is amazing. It not only does not contradict official historiography, but decorates it, makes it more vivid and expressive. The author invites the reader to walk with this book along Nevsky Prospekt, listen sensitively to the voice of urban mythology, carefully read folklore texts and carefully look at his assessments and comments. The book is intended for a wide range of readers, everyone who is interested in and loves St. Petersburg.