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Old-fashioned corners of Paris / by Christophe Destournelles ; photographs by Christophe Lefébure.

by Destournelles, Christophe.

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The Little Bookroom, c2014.

Paris (France) -- Guidebooks.

Paris (France) -- Description and travel.

9781936941100 (hc.)

1936941104 (hc.)

Plaisirs démodés de Paris. English English.

Alternate title:

191 p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm.

Translation of: Plaisirs démodés de Paris.

"Glimpses of an almost-vanished Paris: a scene, an object, that somehow has miraculously survived decades, even centuries. A small and exquisite catalog of these rarities. Dozens of vintage 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. Vintage photo booths, carousels, public scales, the last remaining pissoir. 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"--Provided by publisher.

Lefébure, Christophe.

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