Still a Belgian

( I've done this meme before, but sammee42 has brought it to my attention again, and I thought - why not? )

Radical new idea, 1742

From The Craftsman, 9 October 1742:

"Within these few Days the Names of the several Streets, &c. that lead to Cheapside, have been affix'd at the Corners of them, painted in Black Letters on Tin Plates, for the Convenience of Strangers; and we hear the same is to be done throughout the City of London."