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On reaching 100 – blogs, that is
When we posted our first blog on July 27, 2010, called “The Sounds of Paris,” we had fairly simple objectives. We wanted to use our photographs of Paris, our shelf of books on the city, and our small collection of … Continue reading
Posted in Paris markets, Paris postcards
Tagged Adam Roberts, antique postcards, Bibliothèque Forney, bibliothèque historique de la ville de paris, Doni Belau, Eugene Atget, Franco-Prussion War, Girls' Guide to Paris, Hotel de Sens, Invisible Paris, Les Grands Magasins Dufayel, Lorraine, Marais, Marche aux Vieux Papiers, Paul Davenport, postcards, Richard Ewen, rue Davioud, rue du Ranelagh, St-Mandé, Verrerie Haroux
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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, railways stations, Tuileries Palace, Woody Allen
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A closer look at Parisian streets
Over the past week, I have been pondering a comment made by Adam Roberts, the author of Invisible Paris (one of our favourite blogs), about our post on courtyards. He confessed to having mixed feelings about these interior spaces and … Continue reading
The art of the chasse-roue
Paris often reveals itself in the details. And as a historian of design and technology, I am drawn to the many different ways that the French seem to find for doing the same thing. In this case, protecting the sides … Continue reading
Posted in Paris streets
Tagged architecture, B. Dubuc, bouteroue, cast iron, chasse-roue, Invisible Paris, Louvre, Marais, portes cochères, Somme
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