Paris in mid-1950s was totally different than it even could be today. Life was more laid back, the clock did not dictate activities, and yes, families spent more time together.
Check out these interesting black and white photographs of Paris taken from 1955 to 1959…
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| Champs Elysees |
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| Opera |
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| Place de la Concorde |
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| Avenue des Champs Elysees |
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| Franklin D Roosevelt metro station |
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| Paris Cafe |
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| Foyer of Moulin Rouge |
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| Eiffel Tower entrance |
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| Paris |
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| Paris |
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| Avenue des Champs Elysees |
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| Avenue des Champs Elysees |
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| Rue Berthe, Montmartre |
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| La Mademoiselle de rue Gabrielle |
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| In rue des Martyrs |
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| Lottery, Barbes-Rochechouart Metro |
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| Rue Berthe, Montmartre |
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| Lido |
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| Assemblee Nationale, Place de la Concorde |
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| Place de la Concorde |
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| Au Printemps department store, Boulevard Haussman |
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| Chaussee d’antin metro station |
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| Avenue des Champs Elysees |
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| Avenue des Champs Elysees |
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| In the Avenue des Champs Elysees |
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| Avenue des Champs Elysees |
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| Paris |
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| Paris |
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| Rue Flechler |
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| Paris |
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| Near the Louvre |
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| Louvre |
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| Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arc de Triomphe |
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| Louvre |
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| Montmartre |
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| Paris |
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| Paris |
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| Opera |
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| Montmartre |
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| Place du Tertre, Montmartre |
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| Montmartre |
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| In Montmartre |
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| Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arc de Triomphe |
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| Empire Cinema, 37-41 Avenue de Wagram |
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| Avenue des Champs Elysees |
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| Corner of Rue de Montholon and Rue Cadet |
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| Rue de Chateaudun |
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| Rue de Rochechouart |
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| Paris |
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| Paris |