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Prague 2, day 51: Belgická
Originally published on Twitter on 27 December 2022. Belgická was built in 1880. Around 1800, the area where the street is now was the location of Wimmerovy sady, named after Jakub Wimmer (after whom Jana Masaryka was previously named – https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/03/17/prague-2-day-46-jana-masaryka/). He was pretty well-off in the first place, and became more so when put Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 12: Balbínova
Originally published on Twitter on 18 November 2022. Balbínova was built in 1880. It was formerly two streets; they were united in 1947. The southern half has been called Balbínova since its inception. Until 1940, and again from 1945 to 1947, the northern part was called Sladkovského. Old Karel still has a square not so far Continue reading
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