20.4.17

More from the 14th arrondissement...


Once I was at Rue des Thermopyles (see previous post), I continued the walk in the area and discovered some other little streets and alleys. Here is one example, “Impasse du Moulin Vert” - I suppose there must have been a green windmill around… Not anymore, just another little street where you still feel some countryside atmosphere, cobblestones, wisterias… .   (One of the buildings is where Patrick Dewaere lived … and left us too early.)


However, someone decided a few decades ago to replace a large part of one side of the street with a neutral, dull, apartment building, meaning that there is a clear contrast between one side of the street and the other side. I doubt that such a decision would have been taken today. 



There are some other charming buildings – and wisterias - in the neighbourhood. 

7 comments:

Jeanie said...

Oh Peter, that wisteria reminds me of one of my favorite photos from our walk with you of the wisteria in Montmartre. It's not a bloom I can grow so I'm so grateful to see it here!

Elizabeth at Eiffel Tells said...

The impression that I get from your beautiful images is that this area is charming with the exception of the odd blot on the landscape. I'm always deeply saddened when an old building with character is demolished to build a new one - no matter the architectural style or size of the original’s replacement. Once a building has been erased from the landscape, the character of its surrounding area is forever changed. Our house in Australia is in an old, and once beautiful suburb, where there is now a conglomerate of new homes and apartment blocks - where there has never been any apartments - most of which have questionable architectural merits. The whole lifestyle of the area has been lost. Warm regards, Elizabeth

Mabelita said...

Dreaming big for once!

Parisbreakfast said...

I went here after you wrote about it. I turned the corner too but not far enough,,, must go back.
Thanks Peter

claude said...

Ah ! Le 14è arrondissement !
Surtout du côté de Montparnasse.
Charmants endroit que tu nous montres là.

Shammickite said...

The wisteria is such a beautiful colour. And so elegant. It says Paris in the spring to me.

Natalie Tally said...

The weather seems to unusually warm and lovely. Yes? Natalie Tally