Here is a little store I saw near Montmartre that I thought was really cute and could have belonged to the "old Paris" (It sells Papier peints, that is Wallpaper). But the real reason why I chose this photo today is because I want you to try this fantastic before and after photo selection of Paris that allows you to see simultaneously a street/square/building around 1900 and now. Very very cleverly made (on top of each photo you'll see Faites coulisser la poignée rouge. It means: "drag the red handle". I'm sure you'll understand how it works anyway. You have to try it!
Ah, that is really cool. Thanks, Eric, I love the "then and now" stuff.
ReplyDeleteI love these now and before comparisons - it's like flying through time!
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ReplyDeleteI wonder whether a link to a website is not missing in your post today, Eric?
I like this bright red and blue paint in the street. Could work for wrap papers of Easter eggs too ;-)
Happy Easter Week-end !
Cn
Hello CN ! And happy Easter ;-) The link is this one. It's in my caption though, couldn't you see it on your end?
DeleteAt least for me, the link isn't evident (in google chrome) unless you happen to hover over it. (The same applies for the link in your comment here.)
DeleteEric, the same for me. Now you've pointed it out, I can get the link by hovering the mouse cursor over it. However, the text itself is just appearing as normal text; there's nothing to identify it as an http link. I'm using Firefox.
DeleteThank you Eric, I've got it now and this is a great link! Interesting to see before and after....! In photos, old times always seem more attractive. Because we are well used to the modern ones now... ;-) Thank you again. Cn
DeleteSorry for the links color. I just change it (but it also changed the color of my titles, which I don't like too much!)
DeleteEric,
ReplyDeleteI think something's gone wrong with your post. - I can only see the "modern" photo and not a hint o the old :-(
Hi Eric,
ReplyDeleteI can't get the "old" pics either - the header does not go to a link for me - thought I was doing something wrong or just not "getting" it until I read the other comments.
Hi Eric,
ReplyDeleteI can't get the "old" pics either - the header does not go to a link for me - thought I was doing something wrong or just not "getting" it until I read the other comments.
Yo Eric, awesome piece if photography!!
ReplyDeleteRick from Washington, DC
Merci!
DeleteMerci for letting me time-travel through Paris, Eric! I love that most of those "after" photos are not as changed as they could be (or would be in another city).
ReplyDeleteyes some places haven't changed at all; it's fascinating.
DeleteOh, that is a wonderful site, comparing the old with the contemporary! I had the grandest time "sweeping" through time, back and forth!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I enjoyed the historic images being auto-chromes, the first "color" photos, from three separate exposures on glass plates in an old wooden view camera on a tripod. Quite different from snap shots with a cell phone!
Thanks Eric!!!
True for me, too, Eric, I found the link by hovering over it. I'm using Firefox. Maybe the link color you've chosen doesn't show in all browsers?
ReplyDeletethere is no link to other (old and new) photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat link.
ReplyDeleteI think the old Paris looks less clean but more interesting, but let's be honest, crisis or no crisis, life is much better for most of us these days.
I agree! Most of the apartment did not have a proper bathroom, hot water was just a luxury, so was the heating... I would only like to go back in time as a "tourist", for one day!
DeleteI was able to view all the photos by clicking on the arrow on the extreme right-hand side.
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing photos - a century apart but Paris looks beautiful in both eras. So many of the buildings have been preserved as they were. The kiosks in one of the photos brought to mind Marion Cotillard looking for her Belle Epoch in Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris".
Thanks for sharing the before and afters. I really like the old Paris shots.
ReplyDeleteI love that the Chartier is there near Porte Saint-Denis. What a classic place.
ReplyDeleteI love your photo -- and the link to the amazing "Paris then and now" website!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous little shop..really enjoyed the 'then and now' images. Loving the new look blog Eric, so nice to see your images of my favourite city bigger :)
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