Rue
Crémieux is a street, quite different from the surrounding ones in the busy
area between Place de la Bastille and the Gare de Lyon, full of hotels, bars,
restaurants... Here reigns a complete calm, the street is pedestrian and the
little buildings are all charming, painted in different colours. The street
dates from 1865 and got its present name in 1897, in honour of Gaston Crémieux,
a defender of the workers, who was on the “wrong” side during the “Commune” and was sentenced to
death in 1871 (at the age of 35).
It’s probable
that the street originally was supposed to be occupied by the not too wealthy.
Today I would imagine that you would have to spend a fortune to move in here,
if any house ever gets free.
Anyhow, it’s
a real pleasure to admire the all differently painted and well-kept buildings...
… sometimes
with additional decoration details …
… and with a lot of flowers …
… not forgetting
the bikes.
In the street, there is actually one visible little
hotel, “Hôtel Mignon” (mignon = sweet, pretty…). I don’t know how many “stars”
the hotel may have, but the rooms are obviously offered at, for Paris, a reasonable price. I understand that also another building, under the name “L’hôtel
Particulier”, offers rooms at very reasonable rates, but there is no sign.
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11 comments:
Very charming street, I need to see it. Thank you Peter.
Wanda
Alors, dans ton catalogue, je choisis la jaune. Non, la bleue, ou la rose...!
michèle
Je l'ai vue sur la page FB de Catherine, c'est super joli. Cela donne envie d'y faire une balade.
Oh, yes! These charming little streets with tiny pastel houses are one of my favourite things about Paris!
Those little houses! So beautiful!
I would choose the yellow one, because of its color, but, to me, the blue one is the winner.
that pot at the entrance, full of the flower of my dreams, Rosa Centifolia, looks like a masterpiece by Pierre Redoute...........
Thank you, M. Peter for such a visual feast.
I forgot to sign my name in my comment above.
Also forgot to mention that Pierre Redoute's original watercolors hang at the Chateau de Malmaison. He was the Empress Josephine's painter of all the flowers in her garden.......
Thanks again!
Maria
Beautiful and charming street it was smart of the owners to add different colors and motifs to beautify and distinguish them from each other
-I wonder how many people have walked about this small enclave and never knew the historical significance of this quaint & quiet street Your photography stands apart from others for you always manage to bring it to life with very interesting & little known historic facts about Paris.
Oh, to get just a tiny peek inside any one of these colorful homes. Such a lovely street, so one might think they are just as lovely inside.
I think my new Paris fantasy might be to stay in that Hotel Mignon! What a beautiful street to step out upon as one begins the day in Paris!
Love this little street! My favorite painted façade features the ginger cat that (fortunately) never catches the bird. (There is also a real ginger cat who lives in rue Crémieux (the model?).
What a lovely little area, and from your map, it looks centrally located. If ever I get to Paris ...
Kathryn
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