This post was originally published on this siteThere is a legend about Paris’s gruesome Théâtre du Grand Guignol. One of the most notorious stages of […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the winter of 1909–1910, Paris and the surrounding area experienced higher than normal rainfall which saturated the […]
This post was originally published on this siteParis in the 19th century was as notorious for its noxious odors as it was for revolutionary riots. […]
This post was originally published on this siteÉmile Zola (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, the population of the city and the surrounding suburbs had grown to 8 million inhabitants, […]
This post was originally published on this siteThese stunning postcards of France during the turn of the century were created using Photochrom, a process for […]
This post was originally published on this siteThese images were taken in German-occupied Paris by André Zucca for the German propaganda magazine Signal using rare […]
This post was originally published on this siteMarianne Breslauer (20 November 1909 – 7 February 2001) was a German photographer, photojournalist and pioneer of street […]
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos, taken by Eugène Atget, document all of the architecture and street scenes of Paris before their […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, probably taken some time in the 1950s judging by […]
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), Paris was besieged by the Prussian Army. After months of blockade, hunger, and […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1966 Ben Swildens in collaboration with Max Ingrand, designed this desk for Peugeot’s relocated headquarters to Avenue […]
This post was originally published on this siteParis is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of more than 105 km² […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1950s and 1960s, Paris underwent a massive reconstruction, with the addition of new highways, skyscrapers, and […]
This post was originally published on this siteAt the end of World War II, millions of people were dead and millions more homeless, the European […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1980s was the decade of change for Paris. In 1981, François Mitterand was elected President of France, […]
This post was originally published on this siteEugène Atget was an early French photographer who captured images of the rapidly disappearing elements of Paris during […]
This post was originally published on this siteAs romantic as it might appear in some of the defining images of the decade, life wasn’t always […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe Spice Girls are a British girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as […]
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures were taken by LA-based writer Pat Saperstein during her trips to Europe in the late 1970s. […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s era represented a return to fashion for women. After World War II ended, and the men […]
This post was originally published on this siteUntil the 1960s, there were no tall buildings in Paris to share the skyline with the Eiffel Tower, […]
This post was originally published on this siteWhile it may be surprising, there is not much to be found about the exact origin of the […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe Eiffel Tower was built to be the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. Construction was […]
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating pictures were taken by Charles Weever Cushman, an amateur photographer, during his 5-day trip to the […]
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