30 Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the Mid-1980s
The 1980s was the decade of change for Paris. In 1981, François Mitterand was elected President of France, and during his tenure, several development projects were started…
Magnificent Black and White Photos of Paris at Night
These will make you fall in love with Paris even more… A cafe in 1929. Fox Photos / Getty Images. Les Galeries Lafayette (a Parisian department store that’s…
Fascinating Vintage Photos Capture Life of French Children in the 1930s and 1940s
A natural pair of keen eyes enables Robert Doisneau to have his own very poetic approach to street photography. Amusing juxtapositions, eccentrics, and oddities of human nature,…
Amazing Vintage Photos of People Posing With Citroën Automobiles
Citroën is a French automobile brand. The “Automobiles Citroën” manufacturing company was founded in March 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën is owned by Stellantis since 2021 and…
French World War I Soldier’s Bedroom Untouched for Over 100 Years
French World War I soldier Hubert Rochereau died in an English field ambulance on April 26, 1918 a day after being wounded during fighting for the village…
20 Amazing Then and Now Photos That Show How Much Paris Has Changed Since the 1900s
French art director Julien Knez spent a summer taking photos of Parisian streets overlaid with vintage photos of what they used to look like. The vintage photos…
A Day at the Halles of Paris in 1968 Through Beautiful Kodachrome Photos
Les Halles was Paris’s central fresh food market. It was demolished in 1971 and replaced by the Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground…
27 Rare Color Photos of the Marketplace Les Halles, Known As the “Belly of Paris” in 1956
Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris and built a shelter for the merchants,…
Fascinating Photos of Les Halles in the 1950s
Les Halles was Paris’ central fresh food market. In the 1850s, Victor Baltard designed the famous glass and iron structure which would house les Halles for over…
Amazing Color Photos of Occupied Paris During World War II
These images were taken in Occupied Paris during WWII by André Zucca for Nazi German propaganda magazine Signal using rare Agfacolor film supplied by the Wehrmacht. Zucca…