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Double vision
The other night I couldn’t sleep, and to pass the time I got out Norman’s collection of Paris stereocards and looked at the images. After a while, I realized that one thing was missing from nearly every image: the Eiffel … Continue reading
Posted in Paris history, Paris photography, Paris streets
Tagged Alfred Brack, Cafe de la Paix, Debitte & Hervé, Eiffel Tower, Grand Hotel, Henri Guerard, Hippolyte Jouvin, Hotel de Ville, Jean Andrieu, Keystone View Company, Maison Francois 1er, Place de la Republique, Place du Chateau d'Eau, Place Vendôme, Pygmalion, rue de Fleurus, stereocards, Tour St. Jacques, Tuileries Palace, Underwood & Underwood
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Borders, boundaries, and snails
Toronto has recently completed a Ward Boundary Review, its first since, oh, 2000. City councillors were concerned that some wards had far more voters than others. Population was growing downtown and declining in the inner suburbs. After 17 years, Something … Continue reading
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