Blondin Street features in the The Belfast And Province Of Ulster Directory 1865. It lists five addresses. The street may be called after a famous French acrobat and tightrope-walker Charles Blondin (1824 – 22 February 1897). His most astonishing feat was to cross the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope in 1859, walking above the Niagara Falls. His act was one of the top billed attractions at the Belfast (Art and Industrial) Exhibition in the summer of 1895, and these were amongst his last performances, as he retired the following year.
We are indebted to Frankie for contacting us to correct an earlier version of this entry, which stated that Blondin's last performance was in Belfast. He has pointed out that his last performance was actually in Leeds in August 1986:
https://www.blondinmemorialtrust.com/biography
We are also grateful to Allie Nickell for providing information on Blondin's 1895 Belfast show.