In Madrid, Spain, for much of the city’s history, there has been a large population that was unable to read. Therefore, street signs were almost entirely worthless - nobody could read the names.
City plans thought up a clever system of putting pictures on the signs to tell locals what was on the street. This street was Santa Maria, so presumably you would find the Virgin Mary here. Other street signs had depictions of butchers, bakers, etc.
This was a clever way of solving a very real problem.
City plans thought up a clever system of putting pictures on the signs to tell locals what was on the street. This street was Santa Maria, so presumably you would find the Virgin Mary here. Other street signs had depictions of butchers, bakers, etc.
This was a clever way of solving a very real problem.
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