Saturday, April 06, 2013

Poubelles!


Yes, these are garbage cans/dustbins! No, it's not very glamour, but I found them pretty attractive with their bright colors (each of them matching a certain type of garbage of course). I photographed them at Bercy Village, where they have a huge movie theater (the modern building behind the garbage cans actually belongs to this movie theater). One funny fact to end this caption: in French we call garbage cans "poubelle" after the name of the Paris chief police who "invented" them in 1884: Eugène Poubelle (he actually "invented" the collection of garbage in Paris). 

7 comments:

  1. Gosh, the pavement is so pristine! {Or do you carry a dustpan and brush for your Tenin Persective shots, Eric?} Thank you for the fun fact about the naming of poubelles. Even bins sound nicer in French. Have a lovely weekend!

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  2. Civilization depends on keeping a city functioning. Merci, M Poubelle.

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  3. You can make even trash bins look good, Eric! And why does the word "garbage" sound so much better in other languages? I still refer to mine as "poubelle" even here in NYC.

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  4. Merci, Eric, for the colorful photo and the info. I went to the links and read up on M. Poubelle and now I plan on writing a brief paper to share with my french class next Monday the 15th - his anniversaire! I will give you credit for sharing!

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  5. I forgot to add - I live in Eugene, OR, a city that I felt had been an early subscriber to recycling...little did I know!!!

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  6. Interesting and fun photo with the colorful bins and your unique perspective. And the street and the area around the bins look remarkably clean!

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