Houses identified by ornaments, not numbered.

Wendy writes: “In Prague (and other places in this region), before houses were numbered, people identified their homes with various ornaments. For example, you might have said, “I live on Soukenicka Street at the House of the Five Petaled Rose”.

Here are some of the examples of the lovely old street 'addresses'.

                                                                  Two Suns

The Swan    

The Lobster   

The  Radish   

 

The Blessed virgin Mary with baby Jesus … keeping an eye on the Weed Shop