Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the Mid-1960s

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Not unlike its Western “great power” counterparts, 1960s France was a time of economic gains and social upheaval. The country rebuilt itself from the destruction wrought by World War II, becoming more prosperous and less reliant on countries like the United States along the way.

These fascinating color photos were taken by dianp that show street scenes of Paris in 1966.

Paris. Avenue de l’Opéra, 1966

Paris. “Le Beaulieu” bar, 1966

Paris. Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, 1966

Paris. Musée de Cluny, 1966

Paris. Notre-Dame de Paris, 1966

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