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Ticket to ride
Here’s a question for contestants in a game of “Connaissez-vous Paris?” How many railway stations are there in Paris? Most people would say six: St-Lazare, Nord, Est, Lyon, Austerlitz, and Montparnasse (the original version of this station is shown above). … Continue reading
Posted in Paris history, Paris metro, Paris travel
Tagged Alan Sutton, Auteuil, Boulainvilliers, Chemin de Fer de Vincennes, Courcelles-Levallois, Denfert-Rochereau, Gare de Reuilly, Gare de Vincennes, Gare du Pont Mirabeau, Gare Montparnasse, Gare St-Lazare, gares paris, Javel, Paris et ses 50 Gares, Paris railway stations, Paris train stations, Pascal Lambérieux, Passy-La Muette, Pereire-Levallois, Petite Ceinture, Place de la Bastille, Port-Royal, railway line, railway stations, railway travel, Réseau Express Régional, Roger-Viollet, Sceaux, Verneuil l’Etang, Viaduc des Arts
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The art and purpose of the colonne sèche
The Parisienne colonne sèche is not a medical condition or procedure. However, a colonne sèche could be very good for your health, particularly in the event of a fire. There is no need to look hang-dog about it. Paris is … Continue reading
In Search of Lost Time
You don’t really need a wristwatch in Paris. For one thing, you are never far from a clock – on walls, towers, and in front of boutiques. Some are ornate. Some are utilitarian. Some are advertisements. Some are art. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Paris history, Paris nostalgia, Paris postcards, Paris streets
Tagged Adam Roberts, clocks, Georges Cain, Grands Magasins Dufayel, Invisible Paris, les Halles, Louvre, Midnight in Paris, Musée Carnavalet, old postcards, Paris traffic, Petite Ceinture, railway stations, Tuileries Palace, Woody Allen
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Finding Typewriter History in Paris
My five-year-old grandson doesn’t know what they are. Actor Tom Hanks collects them. And I am so captivated by their beauty and their astounding variety that I am writing a book about them, in collaboration with Martin Howard, another well-known … Continue reading
Posted in Paris expositions, Paris history, Paris postcards, Paris typewriters
Tagged 8 boulevard des Capucines, antique typewriters, antiquetypewriters.com, Antiquités Brocante Bastille, Bassin de l’Arsenal, boulevard des Capucines, Comte Charles de Villelume de Sombreuil, François Lambert, Frank Lambert, Grand Palais, Gresham College, Institution Millet-Ducloux, Jacques Offenbach, Joel Garcia Organisation, Lambert typewriters, Lambert water meter, L’Écho de Paris, Martin Howard, Nevers France, Paris Book Fair, Paris Exposition 1900, Paris International Antiquarian Book Fair, Peter Weil, Place de la Bastille, Pont-de-Beauvoisin, postcards, Remington, Remington Typewriter Co., Richard Polt, rue Vivienne, Sidney Hébert, Sir Thomas Gresham, Smith Premier No. 4, Smith Premier tyepwriter, stenographic machine, Stenophile, The Gresham, Tom Hanks, typewriters, typewriting class, typewriting school, Yost typewriter
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Le Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville
Sooner or later, we know, we will end up having lunch at the Cantine in the BHV (Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville). It’s central. It’s inexpensive. The food is good. The view from the big windows is magnificent. And of … Continue reading
Posted in Paris architecture, Paris shops
Tagged Auguste Roy, Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville, BHV, Deux Magots, Dufayel, Empress Eugénie, Fnac, Galeries Lafayette, Grand Bazar de la Rue de Rennes, Gustave Rives, Haussmann, Hudson Bay Company, La Samaritaine, Le Bon Marché, Les Grands Magasins Dufayel, Napoleon III, paris department stores, Paul Sédille, Printemps, Pygmalion, Robert Simpson, rue de Rivoli, Sabine Forget, Sears, T. Eaton Company, Xavier Ruel
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Berthe Morisot, an artist ahead of her time
Dear Parisian Fields subscribers, If you enjoy our postings about art, we hope you will enjoy an article on the Impressionist artist Berthe Morisot that Philippa wrote for the website Girls’ Guide to Paris. The article begins: “It is said … Continue reading
Posted in Paris art
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Richard Ewen: A Texas Artist Whose Watercolours Capture Paris
Richard Ewen is a talented watercolour artist who lives in Austin, Texas. He loves Paris, visits it regularly, and then, back in Texas, creates marvellous paintings of Paris, many of which are based on reflections in shop and café windows. … Continue reading
Lighting the City of Light
Opinion is divided on whether the name “City of Light” refers to the brilliant minds of the city’s 18th-century philosophers, or to the brightly illuminated streets of the capital. There are arguments to be made on both sides. If the … Continue reading
The meaning of two wheels and a motor in Paris
It is glorious to walk the streets of Paris and revel in the colour, especially after hours in the cramped unbearable beigeness of an airplane. (Whatever happened to the use of the word steerage?) We were grateful to be on … Continue reading
Posted in City of Reflections, Paris automotive
Tagged Artcurial, Honda, Marais, Meccanica Verghera Augusta, motorcycles, MV Agusta, Piaggio, scooters
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The bouquinistes and the photographer of shadows
To quote from last week’s blog by Norman: “The sense of continuity is part of the fascination of learning more and more about Paris.” But it’s not just about the continuity of major monuments and landmark buildings. It’s also the … Continue reading
Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris postcards
Tagged bouquinistes, David Downie, Dominique Lesbros, Editions d'Art Yvon, First World War, gargoyle, Kurt Ulrich, L'Illustration, La Carterie, Les Editions Yvon, Notre Dame, Paris postcards, Pierre Petit, Quai de la Tournelle, Quai Malaquais, Robert Stevens, vintage postcards, Yvon, Yvon's Paris
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