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Category Archives: Paris metro
Designer of the invisible
When you arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, one of the first things you will see is the work of a man who died on September 10 of this year: Adrian Frutiger, type designer. You won’t give it a … Continue reading
Posted in Paris history, Paris metro, Paris travel
Tagged Adrian Frutiger, André Gürtler, Arcueil, Bernard Parmegiani, Bruno Pfäffli, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Charles de Gaulle airport, Deberny and Peignot, Erik Spiekermann, Helvetica, Henk Gianotten, Herculaneum, Iridium, Mark Simonson, Ondine, Paris metro, Paul Andreu, Peignot, Roissy, Serifa, Univers, Versailles typeface, Villa Moderne
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The blessings of a Navigo card
I spend a fair bit of time on transit. Getting to work three days a week involves a 10-minute bus ride followed by a 20-minute subway trip. Downtown appointments mean a 30-minute streetcar ride. The Toronto Transit Commission buses are … Continue reading
Remembering the Great Paris Flood of 1910
This blog is dedicated to my son Alex, his wife Dawn, and their two children who, on September 12, 2013, were evacuated from a home to which they can not return to escape the ravages of the Colorado flood. With … Continue reading
The once and future Paris transport museum
The huge Maison de la RATP on the quai de la Rapée has a sweeping view of the Seine and an impressive central atrium in which are positioned a few examples of historic trams and omnibuses. What it does not … Continue reading
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Tagged AMTUIR, Association pour le Musée des Transports Urbains, Chelles, Clive Lamming, Colombes, et Ruraux, Francois Siegel, Gare de Lyon, Harry Beck, Hector Guimard, Interurbains, Lapin de la RATP, Lapin du Metro, Les archives inédites de la RATP, les Halles, London Transport Museum, Maison de la RATP, Malakoff, Metro Insolite, Musée national des transports urbains, Paris metro, poinçonneur, poinçonneuse, RATP, Saint-Mandé, Univers de Leo
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An Unbuilt Bridge and the Allure of Paris
The bridges crossing the Seine are a major part of Paris’s beauty. Could a bridge that was never built also be an asset? Consider the magazine headline below. What does it tell us about Paris and tourism when in July … Continue reading
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
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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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Dateline Paris 1900: The Astounding Moving Electrical Sidewalk
In 1900, if you were lucky enough to have a ticket such as this one—and almost fifty million people did—you were in for an astounding treat. Paris and France went all out to make the Paris Universal Exposition the biggest … Continue reading
Jules Verne in the Métro
As a young boy, I longed to live in the fantastic worlds of Jules Verne, to explore the depths of the ocean in the Nautilus with Captain Nemo. I had not told Philippa this, but as we set off to … Continue reading
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Tagged Antoinette Lesueur de Pérès, Benson Bobrick, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, François Schuiten, International Exposition of 1900, Jules Verne, Labyrinths of Iron, Les Cités Obscures, Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris in the 20th Century, Paul Séjourné, Pont Antoinette, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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