tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post2358430715919816859..comments2024-03-04T11:43:18.337+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: What's left of Les HallesEric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-12138751397229166472012-11-21T00:33:18.584+01:002012-11-21T00:33:18.584+01:00You're not that old Tonton, are you?!You're not that old Tonton, are you?!Ludehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288299480922682837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-9238243969049156832012-11-20T21:20:42.126+01:002012-11-20T21:20:42.126+01:00I remember the original "Les Halles" on ...I remember the original "Les Halles" on one of my first trips to Paris....I wore brown oxfords and was holding my father's hand...so you know it was a while back...LOL!! I was spellbound with the sights, the sounds, the food, the people...I was so very lucky to experience that and still remember it...and my father talking to the elderly women and flirting with them for a better deal...ahhh...les souvenirs!...Sighhhtonton_flaneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071868284684917894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-75667926895129885832012-11-20T21:16:40.287+01:002012-11-20T21:16:40.287+01:00Perhaps now it won't smell so bad?!Perhaps now it won't smell so bad?! Mary deBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239201755151355538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-41747761168885562062012-11-20T20:37:20.017+01:002012-11-20T20:37:20.017+01:00Would have hated to be on clean-up duty for this a...Would have hated to be on clean-up duty for this area! What a mess!Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775868663580675188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-72595106044275913702012-11-20T20:32:31.407+01:002012-11-20T20:32:31.407+01:00Great shot, Eric! As far as I'm concerned, it ...Great shot, Eric! As far as I'm concerned, it won't be back to "normal" until they return it to the way I remember it from the '60s—rats and all!Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-35391315618115168112012-11-20T20:28:47.302+01:002012-11-20T20:28:47.302+01:00Oh wow! I remember walking around there on my very...Oh wow! I remember walking around there on my very first visit to Paris in the 1990's. I remember thinking it was odd that there was a seedy shopping mall in Paris. Glad it has better days ahead!Cindinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70405630313358940642012-11-20T14:55:09.146+01:002012-11-20T14:55:09.146+01:00Thanks for a view of the "progress". I ...Thanks for a view of the "progress". I was surprised to see the old green metalwork strewn across the ground when I was in Paris last December, but happy to see that something more attractive will take its place. --Katiefrench cravingshttp://www.frenchcravings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70537152724720035042012-11-20T10:27:33.697+01:002012-11-20T10:27:33.697+01:00A bit on the messy side.A bit on the messy side.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-2497375326017233932012-11-20T04:26:46.706+01:002012-11-20T04:26:46.706+01:00Yeah, it was a creepy place, despite all the glass...Yeah, it was a creepy place, despite all the glass and intended light. I think about what I learned from CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design). A fundamental concept is open space where all is visible, not providing places to hide. Les Halles always seemed to me as the perfect place for thieves and purse-snatchers to hang out because they could be gone and out of sight in a few seconds.<br /><br />And compared to Saint Eustache, it was a visible abomination.jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-55649853045177149802012-11-20T02:16:17.763+01:002012-11-20T02:16:17.763+01:00The park that was there in fact had become somehow...The park that was there in fact had become somehow forebidding. It nevertheless was a good clue for orientation in Paris, and always helped me find my way.<br />Arr Dayhttp://www.arrday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-14765403140668409962012-11-20T02:09:00.143+01:002012-11-20T02:09:00.143+01:00Bon débarras! Good riddance! Veronique (French Gir...Bon débarras! Good riddance! Veronique (French Girl in Seattle) French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-17057472432106421332012-11-20T01:17:32.523+01:002012-11-20T01:17:32.523+01:00I hope it'll be better than before the renovat...I hope it'll be better than before the renovation!<br />(I made a mistake in my previous comment).Fredynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-28699573862491475572012-11-20T01:14:58.522+01:002012-11-20T01:14:58.522+01:00I trust that the current refurbishment will embell...I trust that the current refurbishment will embellish the site (better than the renovation, I hope). <br /><br />Another thing I hope is that the "Canopée" works frecuently, I mean, the "fountain" that'll be installed in it...or am I wrong about that?<br /><br />;)Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-11597286401725649532012-11-20T01:14:03.612+01:002012-11-20T01:14:03.612+01:00You tell 'em, Mrs. V! I only hope it was a di...You tell 'em, Mrs. V! I only hope it was a different committee than the one that chose the last design. carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707252035543174470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-33643083671554866172012-11-20T01:06:49.493+01:002012-11-20T01:06:49.493+01:00"Whatever they've planned (I can't re..."Whatever they've planned (I can't remember which design won) will be an improvement." I agree!!!<br />Ludehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288299480922682837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-43978127314357865232012-11-20T00:11:49.788+01:002012-11-20T00:11:49.788+01:00Well don't I feel like an old lady now? I rem...Well don't I feel like an old lady now? I remember it when it was newly built. Whatever they've planned (I can't remember which design won) will be an improvement. That was one butt-ugly, nasty place.Mrs. Vandertramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689930345660038644noreply@blogger.com