Author: Christophe Destournelles
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1936941104
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Here and there, if you know where to look, it still is possible to catch a glimpse of an almost-vanished Paris: a scene, an object, that somehow has miraculously survived decades, even centuries. Old-fashioned Pleasures of Paris is a small and exquisite catalog of these rarities. Christophe Destournelles has discovered dozens of vintage “moments”: confiseries, barbershops, glove shops; a bougnat (a café that traditionally also sold coal) a bouillion (a restaurant that originally served soup); hookah lounges, movie theatres, harness races, dive bars, and underground jazz clubs. He’s found vintage photo booths, carousels, public scales, the last remaining pissoir. He’s uncovered tiny establishments that quietly carry on with obscure trades: phonograph, radio, and clock repair; hand pressing; shoe polishing. Small details that would be easy to overlook are celebrated in all their everyday glory: the illuminated subway map, the café where the napkins of regulars are kept in a nook, the once-ubiquitous little stand of hardboiled eggs that once could be found on every zinc bar. Each of these spots, however humble, is worth a visit; even the routier, a restaurant that originally served truck drivers, is a visual feast, with its yellow formica counter, red and white checked napkins, and handwritten menu, antique café chairs, and vintage signage. Lovers of Paris will be thrilled to know what streets are particularly beautiful when the snow falls, the history of old telephone exchanges, and where to find old-timers playing pétanque. This is a book for visitors—addresses and phone numbers are listed for each venue—and armchair travelers who will be transported to another place and time by the sumptuous photographs. Literary quotations throughout add another layer of romance to this book that celebrates Paris past and present.
Old-Fashioned Corners of Paris
Author: Christophe Destournelles
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1936941104
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Here and there, if you know where to look, it still is possible to catch a glimpse of an almost-vanished Paris: a scene, an object, that somehow has miraculously survived decades, even centuries. Old-fashioned Pleasures of Paris is a small and exquisite catalog of these rarities. Christophe Destournelles has discovered dozens of vintage “moments”: confiseries, barbershops, glove shops; a bougnat (a café that traditionally also sold coal) a bouillion (a restaurant that originally served soup); hookah lounges, movie theatres, harness races, dive bars, and underground jazz clubs. He’s found vintage photo booths, carousels, public scales, the last remaining pissoir. He’s uncovered tiny establishments that quietly carry on with obscure trades: phonograph, radio, and clock repair; hand pressing; shoe polishing. Small details that would be easy to overlook are celebrated in all their everyday glory: the illuminated subway map, the café where the napkins of regulars are kept in a nook, the once-ubiquitous little stand of hardboiled eggs that once could be found on every zinc bar. Each of these spots, however humble, is worth a visit; even the routier, a restaurant that originally served truck drivers, is a visual feast, with its yellow formica counter, red and white checked napkins, and handwritten menu, antique café chairs, and vintage signage. Lovers of Paris will be thrilled to know what streets are particularly beautiful when the snow falls, the history of old telephone exchanges, and where to find old-timers playing pétanque. This is a book for visitors—addresses and phone numbers are listed for each venue—and armchair travelers who will be transported to another place and time by the sumptuous photographs. Literary quotations throughout add another layer of romance to this book that celebrates Paris past and present.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1936941104
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Here and there, if you know where to look, it still is possible to catch a glimpse of an almost-vanished Paris: a scene, an object, that somehow has miraculously survived decades, even centuries. Old-fashioned Pleasures of Paris is a small and exquisite catalog of these rarities. Christophe Destournelles has discovered dozens of vintage “moments”: confiseries, barbershops, glove shops; a bougnat (a café that traditionally also sold coal) a bouillion (a restaurant that originally served soup); hookah lounges, movie theatres, harness races, dive bars, and underground jazz clubs. He’s found vintage photo booths, carousels, public scales, the last remaining pissoir. He’s uncovered tiny establishments that quietly carry on with obscure trades: phonograph, radio, and clock repair; hand pressing; shoe polishing. Small details that would be easy to overlook are celebrated in all their everyday glory: the illuminated subway map, the café where the napkins of regulars are kept in a nook, the once-ubiquitous little stand of hardboiled eggs that once could be found on every zinc bar. Each of these spots, however humble, is worth a visit; even the routier, a restaurant that originally served truck drivers, is a visual feast, with its yellow formica counter, red and white checked napkins, and handwritten menu, antique café chairs, and vintage signage. Lovers of Paris will be thrilled to know what streets are particularly beautiful when the snow falls, the history of old telephone exchanges, and where to find old-timers playing pétanque. This is a book for visitors—addresses and phone numbers are listed for each venue—and armchair travelers who will be transported to another place and time by the sumptuous photographs. Literary quotations throughout add another layer of romance to this book that celebrates Paris past and present.
Historic Paris
Author: Jetta Sophia Wolff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paris (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paris (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
New Paris Style
Author: Danielle Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500516300
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Looks at the interior design of twenty-seven homes of a variety of figures from the worlds of music, fashion, film, design, and art throughout the city of Paris.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500516300
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Looks at the interior design of twenty-seven homes of a variety of figures from the worlds of music, fashion, film, design, and art throughout the city of Paris.
Paris Secrets
Author: Janelle McCulloch
Publisher: Images Publishing
ISBN: 1864703083
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Mixing aesthetics, architecture, arrondissements, and elegance, this richly illustrated volume on the world's most bewitching city shows Paris in all its light, shade, glamour, and grandeur--from magnificent squares to exquisite side streets and tucked-away gardens.
Publisher: Images Publishing
ISBN: 1864703083
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Mixing aesthetics, architecture, arrondissements, and elegance, this richly illustrated volume on the world's most bewitching city shows Paris in all its light, shade, glamour, and grandeur--from magnificent squares to exquisite side streets and tucked-away gardens.
Hidden Gardens of Paris
Author: Susan Cahill
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312673337
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Featuring 40 parks, squares and woodlands, posh and plain, both in Paris and surrounds, Cahill's illustrated guide will lead you off the beaten track to areas of Paris you might not otherwise encounter.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312673337
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Featuring 40 parks, squares and woodlands, posh and plain, both in Paris and surrounds, Cahill's illustrated guide will lead you off the beaten track to areas of Paris you might not otherwise encounter.
The Gentleman's Magazine of Fashion and Costumes de Paris et Londres
Author: Louis Devere
Publisher: Simpkin, Marshall & Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher: Simpkin, Marshall & Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
American Literary Gazette and Publishers' Circular
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Dickensian
Author: Bertram Waldrom Matz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register
Author: Thomas Campbell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description