Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi). Since the 17th century, it has been one of the world’s major centers of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, science, and arts, and has sometimes been referred to as the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the region and province of Île-de-France, or Paris Region.
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, in 2021 Paris was the city with the second-highest cost of living in the world, tied with Singapore, and after Tel Aviv.
These beautiful vintage photos were found by Vintage Cars & People that show street scenes of Paris taken by travelers.
Traffic on Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, on a bleak day around 1925. The photo was taken from inside a moving car, driving towards Place de l’Étoile, the Arc de Triomphe in its centre
A fellow in a suit and hat waiting to cross a busy Paris street. The location is the corner of Boulevard Saint-Michel and Rue Racine in the city’s 6th arrondissement. Both the Gibert book store and the Bouillon Racine restaurant are still in business today, circa 1928
Dozens of automobiles and four ancient Schneider motor busses can be seen in this busy city scene, taken in Paris on a hazy day in the 1920s. The words “Paris 1929, Place de la Concorde” are handwritten on reverse
Light traffic on Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, on a hazy winter’s day in the 1920s. The words “Chapelle de la Sorbonne et Place de la Sorbonne, Paris 1929” are handwritten on reverse
Two well-to-do Parisian ladies in fur-collared coats posing with their dogs and a 1930 Packard Standard Eight Convertible Coupe. The following words in French are handwritten on the print: “Paris. Bois (de Boulogne). 25 Nov. 34 Deliniere (probably a family name). Chiens (dogs)”
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