What's in a Prague street name
Every street in Prague, one by one.
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I could talk about myself for ages, or I could point out that https://english.radio.cz/ed-ley-englishman-recording-stories-pragues-streets-one-one-8806941 is over two years old but still largely stands (other than the Twitter links).
Category: 2006
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Za Arielem was first named in 2006. From 2006 to 2009, it was called U mýdlárny (‘By the Soap Works’), after a nearby soap factory. This automatically makes me think of yesterday’s https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2026/10/28/prague-4-day-485-u-hellady/, though I’m not convinced that’s quite close enough to be the same one. Trouble is, there was already a U mydlárny (no…