The 1930s Rooftop Aviation School of Galeries Lafayette, Paris
I came across these curious photographs from the French National library, dated to 1932 and labelled,…
Category Forget Paris
So Today I Learned That France Built a Replica of Paris in WWI
In Paris, every first Wednesday of the month at noon, without fail you can hear…
The Day Coca Cola Came to France (and how Parisians Reacted)
“Things go better with Coke”? Not the French apparently– at least, not when Coca Cola first…
No More Than a Litre of Wine a Day, Recommends a 1950s French Sobriety Poster
Last night I was standing at the counter of our local café on Boulevard Saint Germain,…
When Paris Built the Greatest Show on Earth
Forget the Olympics. Forget PT Barnum’s legendary spectacles. It was Paris, in my opinion that…
Eau de Seine, a Conversation-starting Souvenir from Paris
“The Seine is a great place to have a crisis, since it clearly embodies the…
The Dismantling of Belleville: A Parisian Village Lost to the Wrecking Ball
Remember that beautiful Parisian village featured in the Oscar-winning 1950s short film The Red Balloon?…
Reviving the Abandoned ‘Life of Pi’ Art Deco Pool in Paris
If you ever got around to watching Life of Pi you might recall the hero of the film,…
Meet the Richards: The Parisian Couple who Commercialised Fetishism
The Années Folles in Paris — a time for jazz, literature of the Lost Generation,…
When They Say ‘Haussmann’s Paris’, What Do They Mean?
Walking through Paris, as a tourist or a local, it’s hard to miss the sense…
Paris’ Secret Park in the Sky: The Original High Line
Paris and New York: both have islands, both have Statues of Liberty, crazy people on…
Hunting for the Lost River of Paris
La Seine, immortalized by artists and adored by lovers dangling their feet over the quay,…