A million-dollar question: where are the following streets located? Rue Titsy, rue Toera, rue Tsiombikibo, rue Emile Razafimandimby, rue Abraham Razafy, rue Rainitsarovy, rue Marc Rabibisoa, rue Pierre Rapiera, rue Pascal, rue Rakoto de Monplaisir, rue Tinoka R., rue Rainitovo, rue Rajakoba, rue Mahafaka, rue Sadiavahy… Obviously, you can find them on Google or in the Petit Futé guide, at least in theory, though some don't appear there. The city of Antananarivo has made an effort to place street name plaques in municipal colors—blue background with yellow lettering. The initiative is commendable, as is the improvement of bus shelters. The problem lies in the size of the plaques: a mere 20 by 20 centimeters. They're barely legible. You have to get out of your car to read them, especially when the name is pure Malagasy, like Rainiandriamampandry or Lieutenant Randriamaromanana. Why make such a small effort to honor the great personalities of history to locals and tourists alike? Street names aren't chosen randomly. A person must have accomplished something in life to be immortalized on a plaque, like the Panthéon where great French writers such as Émile Zola and Victor Hugo are buried, philosophers Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, scientists Pierre and Marie Curie, and resistance figures Jean Moulin and Simone Veil. There's also the Musée Grévin with wax statues of great French stars. The Hall of Fame in the United States follows the same principle. Streets serve as historical landmarks. This is why in France, street names have the dimensions of a 4 by 3-meter advertisement, like Boulevard Haussmann, rue de Rivoli, rue du Chat-qui-pêche, rue de Vaugirard, rue de Charenton… In Sydney, Saint-Georges Avenue is visible from the moon. Here, plaques blend in with those announcing that a site is secured by Cops, Dirickx, or G4S. One can imagine the disappointment after making an effort to locate streets, given that no city maps are displayed in bus shelters or on other supports, as is the case in major cities elsewhere. Most street names have been Malagasized, such as rue Gallieni, rue Robert Ducrocq, rue Berger, rue de Nice… But some remain, like rue de la Réunion, rue de Russie (awaiting those of the United States or China), rue Benyowski, avenue Lénine, rue Indira Gandhi, rue de Liège, rue Langue française, rue Mohamed V, rue des 77 French parliamentarians (instead of rue des 78 Malagasy deputies?), rue Eboué. They certainly hold a special place in the country's history. All the more reason to think big.