#Faubourg St Martin

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Paris To Do List!

Clubs:

- l’arc paris (jorja and burna went) - can’t go if you’re short apparently

- silencio 2nd (kaytranada did a set)

- pamela - disco. not as picky with who they let in but go on a thursday as more relaxed

- carmen

- wanderlust

- aquarium de paris cinéaqua

- la machine du moulin rouge

- JAZZ - caveau de la huchette (€10 entry)

- humeur exotique club

- raspoutine

- madeline

- bridge

- supersonic (indie vibes)

- the pop up (bar and concert venue with a free jazz night every tues by gare de lyon)

- SOULECTION NIGHT!!!

- palais de tokyo (izzybozzy did a set there)

- Pachamama (latin american bougie) also mainstream, cash only but bouncers can be weird

Bars:

- le tres particulier 18th

- la pelle

- saint gervais

- le progrès

- bar griffon

- no entry - speakeasy in the basement

- lavomatic

- le syndicat (on same studio road)

- chez prune: next to canal st martin (11/10 from nimue)

- la cidrerie du canal

- the cork and cavern (have pub quizzes every tuesday)

- le nouvel institut (fun student bar 5e and open till late)

- l’orée du parc (5e and recommends any of the spritz)

- au clair du lune (nice cocktail bar with happy hour)

- le balto (6e, great happy hour and vibes, right by christine cinema)

- ruprances - in le marie, lots of young people (louis)

- la perle

- la flèche d’or (kaytranada inspired night)

- Le pavillon des canaux - old house that has been turned into a bar/working space

- la cafe d’église near 10e

- sky drinks thing (vanessa)

- fanzone - place de la concorde. rugby match

Restaurants:

- Benedict - eggs (4e)

- big mama

- bistrot victoires

- kintaro opéra

- chez janou

- le bonaparte

- Jah Jah Paris

- Zinga

- super smash burgers paris

- pho tai - 13 rue philibert lucot 75013

- big black cook

- passage à niveau

- le petit bouillon pharamond (1e)‼️

- le jardin du petit palais

- walyfey

- cook n saj

- flottes

- candide in belleville

- Shana/shosh (2e)

- Chateau voltaire

- mouffetard saigon - most incredible food nimue has ever had in paris

- amagat

- chambre noire studio

- gros bao - amazing chinese/pan asian restaurant next to canal

- bouillon pigalle/république - best cheap french restaurant. good for cheap birthday meal: €15 for starter, main, glass of wine or alternatively their 3 litre bottle of wine to share

Cafes/Food spaces:

- le mazarin

- le mansart

- le très particulier

- chez meunier

- café saint honoré

- SAFE (sunday, work space) near Amar

- espeletia

- 45 rue olivier de serres 75015 paris

- carré pain de mie

- cafe bogata

- a fole

- le carre voltaire

- KITH

- carette, place du trocadéro (viral place w hot chocs)

- belleville market

- arabica coffee at beau passage courtyard

- oliera paris

- sonny’s pizza

- galerie paradis

- recto verso

- benchy

- café berry

- the coffee

- bar principal

- brasserie martin

- onii-san

- cafe charlot

- poilane bakery

- asian/japanese next to opera

- rue santan - known for asian food

- mouffetard - best road in all of paris: right by sorbonne/pantheon/ENS. filled with cheap takeaway places and cute bars

- Le Cèdre - great falafel wrap

- chez nicos - best crepes. good for a night out and open until 3

- trantranzai - yummy noodle chain, one right by pantheon

- nomas tacos - 2ere

- bobs bake shop - 18ere, english speaking

- bonjour jacob

- 207 rue du faubourg

- dumbo paris

- gramme (11e)

- Princess cafe (10e)

- boulangerie de quatre

- le pain retrouve

Cafes to work in:

- cafe husby

- cafe nuage

- l’anti-cafe

- maison fleuret

- SAFE

Shops

- la marelle 2nd - go upstairs

- come on eileen

- Nuovo (quite middle aged vibes)

- villa cœur

- bobbv

- acid violette

- merci

- at dawn

- relique

- louise gift shop

- puces de vanves

- puces de montreuil

- ^ best flea markets in my friend who has recommended me this’s life: enormous and so cheap and better than the central paris ones)

- life drawing in montmartre (class every sunday in a cafe, spenny but lovely vibes, coffee after, discussion, v social. go w a friend and then go to au claire de lune after)

- OFR Paris - magazine shop (3e)

- 8 cité d’antin 75009 paris

- bouliner les halles -

- freepstar

- la pharmacie des âmes - book store

- yvon lambert

Museums/Galleries:

- palais galliera 16th

- mad paris

- sis rue du pas de la mule july

- lacrapule

- 59 rivoli

- fondation h (closed sun, mon)

- YSL museum

- louvre

- tokyo palace

- LV foundation

- rodin museum

- musée de l’orangerie

- pino

- galerie angalia paris 3 - congolaise

- musée de quai branley

- albercon museum and gardens

- south side of siene - shakespeare book company english language

- abbey book store

- perrotin

- pompidou

- Galeries La Fayette

- Bourse de commerce - Pinault collection

Neighbourhoods:

- le sentier - beautiful passages

- montmartre

- the latin quartier

- place des vosges - marais

- PARK - parc de buttes chaumont (best park in all of paris, go at sunset with some beers)

- 9th - good vibes (louis)

- 18th, 6th, 7th nice

- 16th and 8th to avoid

- giverny (monets gardens)

- jardin lazare-rachline

- montparnasse cemetery - rue Daguerre nearby

- canal st martin + chez prune drink

- montparnasse for drinks

- sénat - palais du Luxembourg

- Place where you can see people dancing

Cinemas:

- @moviesinparis

- UGC les halles

- MK2

- christine cinema (6e, show lord of old english language films, do student discussions too)

- the filmothèque (best cinema in 5e, showing old 35mm films)

- la librarie du cinéma du panthéon

- la cinémathèque française - museum dedicated to history of cinema, masterclasses, special screenings

- le forum des images - debates, master classes, exhibitions related to cinemas

- l’arlequin- special screenings and cinema club

- cinema en plein air de l’hôtel paradiso screenings on the rooftop

- On rue Champollion - queue outside cinemas for tickets - you won’t be assigned a seat

- Le reflet Medicis

- La filmothèque (€5 tickets) - shows lots of older films

- Le champ - best programming - usually does all nighters

- Le grand action - shows new releases and English films in a cool cinema

- Lost in Frenchlation - works with cinemas around the city to put on French films with English subtitles! Reccommended at sorbonne nouvelle so lots of students go to meet people

- L’épée de bois

Other:

- BNF - national library and €15 for national student pass. access to all their reading rooms. lovely cafe

- eiffel tower

- 21st JUNE la fête de la music

- Arts et mètiers

- saint german des près

- JAZZ FESTIVAL

- sacré cœur

- banlieue blues

- la villette jazz festival

- le popup du label

- le compte “movies in paris” on IG

- @miaousb

- @bishopnast

- @vsaulz

- @monsieurbonheur

- Pigale (la fete)

- châtelet

- 99 ginger Bercy

- poissonière

- colonel fabien

- billard nation

- bi urban pop play game @mr.glo_ tiktok

- picnic by eiffel at port du belli (mia in france)

- bateaux mouches (1hr seine cruise, €15)

- disney land

- petit palais

- père lachaise

- journée de patrimoine

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BEDSITTER GIRL JANE ASHER [1966]

I'm sure that many of you are already quite familiar with this photograph of Jane Asher, it has been reproduced several times in various fashion books over the years, but it was originally published in a magazine editorial called The Time, The Place, The Dress, and (if you still need it) The Food, by Molly Parkin for Nova in 1966, and printed poster-sized over a double-page layout, measuring 51.5 cm x 34cm for full visual impact! Molly commissioned Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell to design the dress especially for the feature, she specifically wanted something which represented not only the fast-paced, disposable, transient nature of the current youthful attitude towards fashion trends but also something with enough decorative value to end up on the wall in a bedsitter as pop paraphernalia after it had been worn at the weekend, rather than thrown out with the trash!

So what better candidate for potential 'wall art' than a printed paper dress! Celia painted her initial ideas in gouache, inspired by the work of Paul Poiret and illustrations from La Gazzete du Bon Ton. The finished designs were then printed onto a suitable Johnson & Johnson manufactured paper by the 'Art to Wear' company of Zika Ascher, and the dresses were made to order for the sum of 17s 6d each. I love the fact that Celia also took it upon herself to paint the vinyl floor tiles in the mock-up bedsit, mirroring the design detail from the border of the garment to complete the overall look. And that Molly (a woman after my own heart), attributed just about every single item on display in the magazine feature to its original source, from the Biba beads right down to the Woolworth lollipops and sticks of rock!

On the floor: Jane Asher in a dress designed by Ossie Clark made of printed paper fabric designed by Celia Birtwell; made to order in small, medium and large sizes, approximately 17s 6d. Bangle at Woolworths, 2s 9d. Vinyl floor tiles painted by Celia Birtwell. Lilac patent shoe by Russell & Bromley, 7½ gns. Amber patent shoe by Elliot, 8 gns. Coloured cigarette by Sobraine, 7s 2d for twenty. Coloured crepe stockings by Russell & Bromley, 6s 11d. Pop tin tray by Goods & Chattels. 9s 6d.

Close-up of the design detail from the border of the dress. 

Above: One of Celia's initial designs for the paper dress rendered in gouache, inspired by the work produced at the Martine School of Decorative Arts in Paris. The school was set up by designer Paul Poiret in 1911 at 'La Maison Poiret' in an endeavour to realise his dream of creating a decorative arts movement in France which would be on par with the new developments in the arts taking place in Vienna and Germany at this time. The students mainly consisted of young working class girls between the ages of 12-15 years old, Poiret encouraged them to work freely from nature, organising trips to the countryside and conservatories whenever possible, but apart from this input they were otherwise without artistic supervision. His role was merely to stimulate their artistic taste without influencing or criticising them, in order to maintain the purity of the original source of inspiration in the work. He would then select a range from the finished designs which were suitable for reproduction and have them applied to fabrics, wallpapers, carpets, cushions and ceramics.

The work received an excellent response amongst art circles, and following an exhibition at the Salon d'Automne in 1912 the demand was such that Poiret opened a retail outlet called 'Atelier Martine' on Rue du Faubourg St Honoré. With a very favourable review in Vogue, the Martines went from strength to strength, also using their designs to create magnificent large scale murals, transforming hotels, shops, offices, private houses and the studio of dancer Isadora Duncan into exotic oriental palaces in the process. An international reputation was quickly established, however, the gathering momentum of the Martines success was  stopped in its tracks by the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. The school closed for the duration of the war, with many of the students relocated to a safer environment. Business eventually resumed as normal in the aftermath, but although Poiret tried several times to re-establish his career and the Martine style, most notably in the mid 1920s with an extravagant display at the International Art Deco Fair in Paris, both failed to ever regain the immense popularity of their glory days. 

Three designs for round carpets, typical of the Martine style, from the workbooks of the School of Decorative Arts.  

The Table: green paper drum table by Hull Traders Ltd, £3 13s. On the table: Large glass jar, £2, full of Smarties, Liquorice Allsorts and Barratt's assorted sweets; glass-topped storage jar, 6s 6d, containing dolls' eyes from Pedigree Dolls; spice jars, 2s 9d; glass dish, 7s 6d a pair, contain bath oils at Boots, 6s 6d. All the glassware from The Scientific Glassblowing Co Ltd. Hexagonal coloured boxes by Goods & Chattels, £1 17s 6d a set.

On the wall: wooden beads at Biba's, 11s. Striped shoes at Fifth Avenue, £3 19s 11d. Red and green shoe by Walter Steiger for Bally, 9½ gns. Bead bracelet at Biba's, 5s 6d. Dress designed by Ossie Clark of printed paper fabric designed by Celia Birtwell, made to order, 17s 6d. Plastic earrings by Paco Rabanne, £1 10s. Bangle at Woolworth, 2s 9d. Pink patent shoe by Russell & Bromley, £3 19s 11d. Woolworth lollipops. Paper roses from Portobello Road market. Dried flowers at Natural Fern Display Ltd, from 3s 6d each. Large wooden beads at Biba's, £1 2s 6d. Pearly Queen dress from Hector Binney stall, Bermondsey market.

The Bed: emerald green wooden bed by Gary Griffiths at Vasa, approximately £30. Green sheets at John Lewis, £5 19s 6d a set. Orange and red shoe by Walter Steiger at Bally, 9½ gns. Leather and suede shoe by Salvatore Ferragamo, 14 gns. Woolworth's rock, 1s a stick.

IMAGE CREDITS

All content scanned and transcribed by Sweet Jane from an original article by Molly Parkin for NOVA, September 1966. Model; Jane Asher. All Photographs by Duffy. Celia Birtwell design in gouache scanned from Celia Birtwell by Celia Birtwell.  *The Close-up of border design detail on the printed dress courtesy of the V&A collection. Carpet designs from the Martine School of Decorative Arts were scanned from A Fashion For Extravagance by Sara Bowman.

LINKS

Visit the Celia Birtwell website here. Listen to Molly Parkin on Desert Island Discs here. Watch Great Lives: The Molly Parkin Documentary here. Read about the life and times of of Zika Ascher here. View an issue of La Gazette du Bon Ton from 1914 here. And finally, read more about the career of designer Paul Poiret  and view examples of his work here.

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85th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

On the morning of 7 November, a young Jewish man, Herschel Grynszpan, wrote a farewell postcard to his parents and put it in his pocket. Grynszpan went to a gun shop in the Rue du Faubourg St Martin, where he bought a 6.35mm revolver and a box of 25 bullets for 235 francs. Then went to the German embassy IN pARIS and asked to see an embassy official. After he was taken to the office of Nazi…

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Faubourg St Martin (Jean-Claude Guiguet, 1986)

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Street fountain on rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, Paris

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Paris, Rue Faubourg St. Martin

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Friday 9 November 1838

7

12 40

fine morning F60° at 8 ¾ - and breakfast till near 10 – then enclosed the 2 little notes for Miss Gassie in an envelope with bien des compliments de la part de Madame Lister written just within the envelope and wrote note in my own name to Dr. Double n°3 Quai Voltaire to ask him to come this evening or tomorrow after 7 – out at 10 ¼ - A- and I in very decent landau remise – to Madame de Bourke’s n°53 R. du faubourg St. Honoré – sent for Miss Gassie and she sat a minute or 2 in the carriage – I then went to Madame de B- in her dressing gown and sat 10 minutes with her – very glad to see me – asked me to dine with her at 6 on Sunday – then to Perrelet fils r. de Rohan to leave our watches – the cocher could not find the street, must time lost – left my watch and Madame P- (he out) having no watch to land me, I took A-‘s for the day – 12 before we got to Perrelets’ – then sought in vain for Madame Hautecoeur – then chez Mr. Monod Rue du faubourg St. Martin n°80 to see if he knew of any Swiss at the protestant school as lady’s maid – would ask his mother and gave me the address of the maitresse of the pension – Madame Langeland, au pensionnat protestant, 2 Rue des deux portes St. Jean – then Passage des Panoramas – A- had a little gateau de riz and we had each a meringue – then bought gloves and ribands chez Watelin in the passage till 2 10 – then to the bank Ferrère Laffitte, r. Laffitte, n°36 – exchange 25/40 = 1270 fr. for circular £50 n°1074 then to Galignani – no newspaper kept for me – so took the last 4 days and ordered the paper to Meurices’ till Wednesday morning inclusive and paid en tout that remained owing 14/50. and A- bought a couple of books – then r. des neuve St. Augustin des  Madame Contant who gave us the address of Madame Hautecour r. des vieux Augustins – then ordered black velvet bonnet to be 65/. for myself and to come home on Monday – then r. de l’université n°5 at 4 20 Madame de N- received me after I had waited some minutes and read an interesting article in the Journal des Debats of this morning on the Mediterranean – to be a lac Français – Madame de N- very civil and glad to see me, ditto ditto Mr. de Noé who came in just before I came away at 4 40 A- had been crying all the time then to r. St. V. brought back the things we left there – home at 6 10 – ordered the coachman to take another pair of horses and go for Miss Gassie at 7 ½ - dinner at 6 20 – had just done when Miss Gassie came – about ¼ hour after Dr. Double came – shewed Miss Gassie into my room where she sat while Dr. S- staid – A- should take a course of medicine here for 2 or 2 ½ months – should go and see her aunt for 10 days and then return – to think of this and he would come gain same hour on Monday evening – A- much improved – and this 2 ½ months medicine would he was sure complete the cure – kept Miss Gassie till after 9 – then sat talking to A- till near 10 – nous verrons – poor A- Doctor Double leads her   we shall probably return  I must settle my affairs as well as I can and manage as well as I can but she leaves me no liberty she is like an incubus on me  I must see about it    she will be no better I think for Double’s medicine than his bathing at the Pyrenees   but she will be a good friend to doctors by and by Had Josephine and wrote all the above of today till 10 ½ at which hour F65 ¼° - then at accounts till 10 ¾ - then at memoranda etc. till 11 10 – then sat looking over 1 thing or other till 12 – Knight on the phallic worship etc.

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Thursday, 23 December 1830

6 3/4

12 1/2

Fahrenheit 40° at 7 3/4 – fair before then, but very rainy night and morning till after 7 – at my desk at 8 �� did not go out – partly on account of my heel, partly to write notes of invitation which sent off before breakfast to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Waterhouse, Rue de la Chaussée d’Antin no. 21’, and to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Edwards Place Vendôme no. 24’ to request the pleasure of their company to a family dinner on Saturday Xmas day at halfpast five, and to ‘Monsieur Monsieur Monod Faubourg St. Martin no. 80’

‘Madames L– (Lister) offer les civilités très empussées à Monsieur M– (Monod) et le prie de vouloir bien accorder à messieurs Rawson and Waterhouse la permission de venir diner cher elles Samedi prochain à cinq heures a dernier – Jeudi 23 Decembre 1830’ – 

preparing Travelling Day Book – breakfast at 9 1/2 in 3/4 hour – at my desk at 10 1/4 – from then to 1 20/60 at my Travelling account writing out posting account of the first ten days of my journey – should have done much more but so bilious all the morning stopt I know not how long at the adding up of one page, and after doing it I know not how often, always making the amount different was obliged to give it up – answers from Mr Waterhouse, and from Monsieur Monod, that they will come – gently at 1 25/60 raining now and for the last 1 1/2 hour – had sent a little note to Madame de Hagemann this morning to offer to take her to the Embassy, at 2, and had little note back to say yes – and we were off at 2 1/4 – an hour at the Embassy Lord and Lady S– (Stuart) and Mr Gregory and Mrs Hamilton entered as we did – Lady S (Stuart) never asked us to go into the childrens room to lucheon  she would have asked me had not Mr de H (Hagemann) been there?  better not take hher again? then called and sat 1/2 hour with Madame de Bourke my 1st visit save going to see little Frederic de H– (Hagemann) who had a paire de France sitting with her – very civil – said she would call on me in a few days, but could not sooner – I have long asked Madame de H– (Hagemann) to go with me to Madame de B– (Bourke) thinking that if she would take me in to bed and board, it might just suit me some time or other – then drove to Giroux’s to choose Etrennes for the 2 Stuart children – a long while there – at last chose a soufflet writing case for Charles and to have albums to look at tomorrow for Louisa – will cost about one hundred and seventy francs – then called at Corcelet’s (au gourmand) palais royal, and got bottle of sherry and bottle of pickles and home at 5 3/4 – read a litle of the paper – George had had too much liquor but managed wherewithal remarkably well considering – 

dinner at 6 20/60 read the paper – the sentence read to the ex-ministers yesterday morning the bearer set off at 6 a.m. and found them all in bed – Polignac too ill to get up – all of them disappointed with the severity of the sentence – P– (Polignac) perpetual confinement ‘in a solitary prison’ and dead in civil law – so that even his wife is a widow and might marry again tomorrow, and his children inherit from him as if he had died intestate, and he is incapable of inheriting or possessing property etc etc As the peer at Madame de B–‘s (Bourke’s) this morning said ‘Il n’y a de perpetuité en France’ otherwise I should have preferred real death to this civil death with perpetual imprisonment – the other 3 ex-ministers condemned to perpetual imprisonment but no mention in their case of civil death – came to the dining room at 8 20/60 and asleep till coffee at 9 10/60 – found letter on coming home from M– (Mariana) Leamington – 3 pages and the ends – would have written last week but prevented by having sprained her shoulder otherwise good account of herself – has merely a very little of her old complaint whites now and then. nothing particular in the letter – note of excuse from Mr Henry Edwards – a prior engagement –

a little boy of 18 cook came to see if I would engage him to come and cook a dinner for us on Saturday – Oh! no! – but told the poor 5 francs a day boy so very civilly – but this pother about ordering a dinner is terrible – raining at noon (vide line 12 of today – and a little when we went out and when we came back –

wrote all but the first 12 lines of today and in about 1 1/4 hour wrote 2 2/3 pages to M– Mariana till 11 10/60 – came to my room at 11 40/60 at which hour Fahrenheit 38° and fine night –

(SH:7/ML/E/13/0127) (SH:7/ML/E/13/0128)

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hi all! we’re back with our second preview. we’ll have another couple coming to you soon as well. below the cut you’ll find some general information about paris as well as arrondissement descriptions that’ll be part of our site encyclopedia.  it’ll be presented a little differently on the site, but the information  below will remain the same. 

GENERAL OVERVIEW

as the capital of france, paris boasts a population and counting of over two million residents. the city of paris is often described as two-fold. there is paris “proper” which designates the historical city and its 20 arrondissesments, and then the paris metropolitan area that includes the suburbs surrounding paris. 

paris-proper does not include skyscrapers, the notable exception is the tour montparnasse and it’s the only skyscraper built in the middle of the city. the building height in paris-proper is limited to the height of 19th century buildings, roughly 10 floors, and most apartment buildings, built by haussmann during the napoleonic era, are six stories tall and tend to be either reserved as luxury homes in the 1st and 6th arrondissement, or are divided in miserly studio apartments.

these building restrictions are to preserve the historical cahcet of the city but also has been the reason the city cannot accommodate the growing population. the housing crisis in paris has been going on for over a century and has not improved since. it is the second most expensive city to live in in the world and anyone living on middle-class wages would either be doing so within the city walls by sharing an apartment or living in substandard conditions. it is not uncommon for students, struggling artists, or performers to occupy shared rooms and small apartments through illegal subletting to cut living costs. 

outside paris-proper lies the outer metropolitan parisian suburbs. these range from the chic saint-gratien and sanois, where one can enjoy the tranquility of a nice house and space galore, to the lower-socioeconomic areas like argenteuil, saint-denis and cour-neuve. poverty piles up in the french version of subsidized housing units known as les cités, these are tower complexes where families share the life of an impoverished community leading to any and all excesses such pressures can induce. the outer suburbs are linked to paris-proper by train system, the RER. 

THE ARRONDISSEMENT SYSTEM

the twenty arrondissements refer to the twenty subdivisions of paris-proper. they are arranged in the form of a clockwise spiral (often likened to a snail shell), starting from the middle of the city, with the first on the right bank (north bank) of the seine. the smaller the number of the arrondissement, the older and more historical the area is. 

first - also known as the ‘premier’ arrondissement. the heart of the city carries some parts of the right bank such as les halles, which has been there since the middle ages. in addition, a large part of this arrondissement is occupied by the louvre and tuileries garden. the central arrondissement is one of the smaller and least populated of all paris. however, what the area lacks in full-time population it certainly makes up for in sheer tourist numbers. 

second - known as ‘bourse’ the second arrondissement of the city is the financial one and as such, is home to the parisian stock exchange as well as a myriad of banks and financial institutions. bourse is also the smallest of all arrondissements. bourse is also home to the textile district, sentier and has the highest concentration of covered passages that the city has to offer. these 19th-century built commercial lanes are often covered in beautiful art nouveau façades.

third - the old jewish quarter or ‘temple’ as it is also known is a lively and trendy district, with many faces. you will find lots of high-end art galleries close to beaubourg (which is in the fourth arrondissement). while its winding old streets are full of vintage shops and beautiful hôtel particuliers. temple is also home to the first chinese community in the city as well as museums such as the picasso museum, carnavalet museum, and musée des arts et métiers.

fourth - home to the lively part of le marais; an area filled with bars, clubs, and restaurants which remain open into the early hours of the morning. with a plethora of beautiful and historic architecture throughout this arrondissement it also has top tourist attractions like notre dame, and centre georges pompidou. the fourth arrondissement has a growing lgbtqi+ population living in the area with many spaces for the community. 

fifth - a district known worldwide for its history and culture, with sights like the panthéon, the roman arenas (les arènes de lutèce) and the cluny museum. it is also known as the latin quarter of the city, the fifth arrondissement of paris is well-known for its vintage cinema screenings and as a hub of student nightlife. this area is home to some of paris’ most prestigious universities (sorbonne), colleges and high schools. 

sixth - known for its famous quartier saint-germain-des-prés, a meeting place for students, artists, and intellectuals during the twenties. visitors come here looking for this long since disappeared atmosphere and are ready to pay ridiculous prices in places like cafe de flore or cafe les deux magots. six is home to luxembourg gardens, saint sulpice church, and nice winding streets. it is also a great district for foodies in paris, as well as luxury boutiques and art galleries, with plenty of tourists ready to empty their wallets here. 

seventh -  home to the upper-class since the seventeenth century when it became the new residence of french highest nobility. this bourgeois district has the eiffel tower, invalides, and lagerfeld; as well as big avenues with beautiful hôtels particuliers transformed into embassies. the only lively part which deserves a mention are the streets around rue de bac, at quartier sèvres-babylone, full of nice haute-couture and prêt-à-porter shops. 

eighth - this is the district of fashion and luxury symbolized by the famous “golden triangle” formed by rue montaigne, rue george v and avenue des champs-élysées. the eighth arrondissement is ultra luxe and undeniably elegant. it is one of paris’ main business quartiers, the current executive branch of french government is based here as well as the élysée palace, where the french president resides.

ninth - from the red-light district of pigalle to opéra garnier, this is a trendy and historic area with its old cafes, offices and haussmannian architecture where you can still can find a true neighborhood life and culture. the streets around st. lazare were parisian central for impressionists. today, the early 19th-century architecture and lovely courtyards have been discreetly preserved. but, watch your safety on rue saint denis.

tenth - one of the trendiest districts in paris, linked to canal saint-martin waterway and iron footbridges. this is a district of bobos (bohemian-bourgeois parisians), with agreeable cafes and vintage shops. it is also the district of two major train stations: gare du nord and gare de l’est. it boasts an always busy and popular atmosphere with a lot of bars at rue de faubourg saint-denis. 

eleventh - this arrondissement is one of the most densely populated and urban. with neighborhoods like bastille and oberkampf filled with expats, “hipsters” and young parisians. nightlife is booming, but in a street alley kind of way (don’t expect red carpets). you want to fit in with the urban crowd, explore little wine bars and tiny bistrots on avenue ledru rollin and rue de charonne.

twelfth - the park district of paris. home of parc floral, bois de vincennes, and parc de bercy. it is one of the more residential areas and has more affordable housing than a lot of other arrondissements. a very sleepy district, this quartier went through a major transformation in recent years, and now has modern shops and arena in bercy. you’ll also see opéra de la bastille – the second largest opera house in paris is also a much more modern architecture compared to opera garnier.

thirteenth - a kind of no man’s land with a very popular character and a strong chinese population. this district of paris has some cool things to see and do like the arty butte-aux-cailles neighborhood, some quintessential paris bistros or its incredible street art. the mural program in thirteen has invited the most renowned street artists in the world to give some color to this district of paris. 

fourteenth - a predominantly residential quartier that carries a sleepy charm. home to many artists around the world and “the breton” (northwesterners of france) community, this area may be residential but also has many vibrant cafes on boulevard du montparnasse and the rue daguerre. it is also home to parc montsouris, one of the most beautiful parks in paris, as well as the catacombs. 

fifteenth - another residential area where locals aren’t too keen on its 1970s high-rises, hence they’ve coined the term moche grenelle (ugly grenelle) to describe parts of the area. located on the left bank of the seine, this arrondissement is home to the likes of the pont bir-hakeim, as well as several parks, notably that of andré-citroën. definitely a family district, very quiet, with no special character, and a long way from everything.

sixteenth - locals call it le seizième, due to the affluent population in the french pop culture. it is the parisian version of new york’s upper east side or london’s kensington. here, you’ll see the most prestigious residential areas in paris and the most luxurious hotels, like the peninsula hotel, and hotel raphael. sixteen also welcomes the french open tennis grand slam every spring. don’t be surprised if you run into an expat family in which the parents have been relocated to work in france. 

seventeenth - this district is formed by three very different neighborhoods: merchant quartier de ternes, bourgeois quartier monceau, and arty quartier de batignolles. the 17th is known for batignolles district that was originally outside of paris until napoleon iii included it as part of the city in 1860. a group of artists such as édouard manet based in this area to make a name for themselves by painting scenes of cafes. much like the 15th arrondissement, this area is slightly less touristy than many of the others.

eighteenth - this is the most paradoxical of arrondissements in paris. it is home to montmartre, the quintessential neighborhood in paris, but there are also popular zones long forgotten by everybody like little india, africa, and the infamous goutte d’or neighborhood. with strong bohemian roots it was a gathering place for composers, writers and artists to live in a commune and draw inspiration from the area. many have made their mark here, including: salvador dalí, amedeo modigliani,claude monet, piet mondrian, pablo picasso and vincent van gogh.

nineteenth - a former industrial area developed along canal de l’ourcq. today it is a very popular district with a strong mix of immigrants and a very parisian soul at the same time. it is home to two wonderful parks, parc buttes-chaumont, and parc de la villette. a primarily residential district also known for its world renowned music schools, conservatoire de paris and the philharmonie de paris, both part of the cité de la musique.

twentieth - a few years ago, this was the cheapest district in paris, that’s why so many young parisian couples with lower budgets came here to live. today it is one of the trendiest and most authentic districts of paris and all this without tourists! best known for being home to père lachaise cemetery, there are not many other tourist sites here. however, it has cool cafes, bars, some street art and parc de belleville offers some of the best views of the city of light.

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Pero ya no te puedo hablar de esas cosas, digamos que todo se acabó y que yo ando por ahí vagando, dando vueltas, buscando el norte, el sur, si es que lo busco. Si es que lo busco. Pero si no lo buscara ¿qué es esto? Oh mi amor, te extraño, me dolés en la piel, en la garganta, cada vez que respiro es como si el vacío me entrara en el pecho, donde ya no estás.

—Toi–dice Cravel— toujours prêt à grimper les cinq étages des pythonises faubouriennes, qui ouvrent grandes les portes du futur...

Y por qué no, por qué no había de buscar a la Maga, tantas veces me había bastado asomarme, viniendo por la Rue de Seine, al arco que da al Quai de Conti, y apenas la luz de ceniza y oliva que flotaba sobre el río me dejaba distinguir las formas, ya su silueta delgada se inscribía en el Pont des Arts, nos íbamos por ahí a la caza de sombras, a comer papas fritas al Faubourg St. Denis, a besarnos junto a las barcazas del canal Saint-Martin. Con ella yo sentía crecer un aire nuevo, los signos fabulosos del atardecer o esa manera como las cosas se dibujaban cuando estábamos juntos y en las rejas de la Cour de Rohan los vagabundos se alzaban al reino medroso y alunado de los testigos y los jueces...Por qué no habría de amar a la Maga y poseerla bajo decenas de cielos rasos a seiscientos francos, en camas con cobertores deshilachados y rancios, si en esa vertiginosa Rayuela, en esa carrera de embolsados yo me reconocía y me nombraba, por fin y hasta cuándo salido del tiempo y sus jaulas, con monos y etiquetas, de sus vitrinas Omega Electron, marcando las horas y los minutos de sus sacrosantas obligaciones castradoras, en un aire donde las últimas ataduras, iban cayendo y el placer era espejo de reconciliación, espejo para alondras pero espejo, algo como el sacramento de ser a ser, danza en torno al arca, avance del sueño boca contra boca, a veces sin desligarnos, los sexos unidos y tibios, los brazos como guías vegetales, las manos acariciando aplicadamente un muslo, un cuello...

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La Grisette de 1830 —Rue du Faubourg du Temple at Canal St Martin

Ain’t she lovely? I came back for a better picture of her than the old one especially for @pilferingapples who I know will appreciate this fine example of a topknot in the wild.

[sophi-aubrey]

Tomio Seike Rue du Faubourg St Martin ‘D’, 1984

[wildbonesillustrations]

Flash for tomorrow ready @creativlabotattooshop ~ Les flashs pour demain sont prêts : au Creativ’Labo Tattoo shop 41 rue du faubourg st Martin 75010 paris ~ #graphicbyd #flashdaytattoo #flashtattoo #paristattoo #tattoo #tattooing #ink #linework #dorwork #botanicaltattoo #artwork #illustration (at Paris, France)

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Faubourg St Martin (Jean-Claude Guiguet, 1986)

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