1863年，黃埔船塢公司在[[香港]][[紅磡]]創業，當時政府於[[紅磡]][[海岸]]進行填海工程。工程後政府以當年[[船塢]]大班的名字命名<ref>{{web reference|URL=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20161009/s00005/1475950360587|title=街知巷聞﹕繼續變天 紅磡重工業發源地|work=明報|date=2016-10-09 |accessdate=2017-10-29|archive-date=2017-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029065917/https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20161009/s00005/1475950360587|dead-url=no}}</ref> ，曲街之名由此而來。<ref>{{web reference|URL=http[https://hk.epochtimescodeguidehk.com/newsabout/2007-04-13/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%8E%8C%E6%95%85%20%E8%A1%97%E9%81%93%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E7%9A%84%E7%94%B1%E4%BE%86%EF%BC%88%E5%85%AD%E4%B9%8B%E4%B8%80%EF%BC%89-27602507|title=香港掌故 曲 街 道名稱的由來（六之一）|work=大紀元時報|date=2007-04-13 |accessdate=2017-10-29|archive-date=2017-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029071206/http://hk.epochtimes.com/news/2007-04-13/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%8E%8C%E6%95%85%20%E8%A1%97%E9%81%93%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E7%9A%84%E7%94%B1%E4%BE%86%EF%BC%88%E5%85%AD%E4%B9%8B%E4%B8%80%EF%BC%89-27602507|dead-url=no}}]，codeguidehk</ref>

該區較近[[萬國殯儀館]]及[[世界殯儀舘|世界殯儀館]]，所以在曲街可發現不少[[紙紮]]用品店。<ref>[https://lausoldier.blogspot.com/2014/11/blog-post_15.html 紅磡黃埔區的由來及發展(一)]，blogspot</ref>