Paris In The Roaring Twenties

[HadleyH1]

Thought this was kind of fun/informative

 

[HadleyH1]

Rare film of Paris 1920s



Film très rare de Paris en 1920, vous pouvez voir les passants dans les rues de Paris. Quartiers par quartiers et monuments célèbres.

 

[HadleyH1]

 

[GHT]

You might enjoy this short movie of Paris in the 1920's featuring the famous Josephine Baker. Filmed before sound technology, it is amusing to see the famous cancan finale without sound.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

One of the most famous landmarks of 1920s Paris, the original Shakespeare and Company which was at 12 rue de l'Odeon from 1922 to 1941.

Shakespeare and Company's first location at 8 rue Dupuytren (1919-22)

8 rue Dupuytren today

12 rue de l'Odeon (1922-41)

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Cafe du Dome, 1928
108 Boulevard du Montparnasse
The Cafe du Dome is still there but unfortunately online reviews doesn't give it very high marks.

 

[HadleyH1]

Two models wearing coats designed by Sonia Delaunay with the car painted after one of Sonia Delaunay’s fabrics, in front of the Pavillon du Tourisme ..International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, Paris 1925

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

The Eiffel Tower in 1925. The Citroen sign adorned La Tour Eiffel from 1925 to 1935.

 

[HadleyH1]

gorgeous

The Boulevards Of Paris - 1920s - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage

 

[redlinerobert]

One of the most famous landmarks of 1920s Paris, the original Shakespeare and Company which was at 12 rue de l'Odeon from 1922 to 1941.

Shakespeare and Company's first location at 8 rue Dupuytren (1919-22)

8 rue Dupuytren today

12 rue de l'Odeon (1922-41)

Maybe when I retire I'll open up a book store and have a little bar in there as well. I love old pictures like this.

 

[HadleyH1]

1928 Paris Motor Show featuring the 1928 Mercedes 680 S “Avant Garde Torpedo Roadster”

 

[HadleyH1]

Hem at Shakespeare and Company

"On the night of 4 March he had gone to the bathroom at his flat in the rue Férou and yanked what he thought was the lavatory chain down on top of him, only to find it was the cord of the skylight..it splipped Hemingway's head open,needing nine stitches."



Sylvia Beach looking at him adoringly LOL in front of her library -1920s Paris

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Paris police station, 1928

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Luna Park

 

[HadleyH1]

Paris traffic 1920's

 

[Tiki Tom]

Great thread!

This was recommended to me, although I have not ordered it yet (I have a bit of a reading backlog.)
Definitely on my list. It could be argued that at least part of the reason that I live in Vienna is that I fell in love with the whole “American Expat scene in Paris in the 20s” when I was a romantic youth.

https://www.amazon.com/When-Paris-S...it-20&linkId=3cc62364b1759f2b7417b1e0479ae936

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Jean Cocteau -- La Toison D'Or (1929)
(The Golden Fleece)

 

[redlinerobert]

Paris traffic 1920's

I'd go back in time to live there in a heartbeat.

 

[Fading Fast]

Great thread!

This was recommended to me, although I have not ordered it yet (I have a bit of a reading backlog.)
Definitely on my list. It could be argued that at least part of the reason that I live in Vienna is that I fell in love with the whole “American Expat scene in Paris in the 20s” when I was a romantic youth.

https://www.amazon.com/When-Paris-S...it-20&linkId=3cc62364b1759f2b7417b1e0479ae936

I was very excited when I got this book and really wanted to love it, but came away mixed. It's a bit plodding and its narrative skips around a lot - from this persons to that, this moment to that without a lot of transition or (to my mind) logic. I've found I enjoy it more reading it in small bits, but still, overall, not an engaging read, just okay.

 

[HadleyH1]

Drinking wine on the Eiffel Tower in 1928. WOW!!!!!