We have driven and walked in my eternal Paris, and would like to have an imprint in my blog on the wonderful family times we had there, There is so much to see , doing my best, and glad found me these older pictures in my cd rom vault ,which now transposing in my blog for you and me, This was my former worked city, so glad to post more memorable spots on it, Therefore, here is my take on curiosities of Paris , part XXI !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The first restaurant opened its doors in Paris in 1872 at rue d’Antin. Contraints of moving, the couple opened the Prunier at Rue Duphot. This address specializing in oysters is launched by the Alfred and Catherine Prunier couple. The avant-garde house is at the origin of the first oyster and champagne bar in Paris, the first French caviar producer in 1921 according to the method used by the Russians, and one of the very first Sturgeons farm in the world, in Dordogne in 1990! Thanks to the connections of Mrs. Prunier, the establishment attracts Princess Catherine Dolgorouki who recommends it to the Russian aristocracy (notably the Grand Dukes) passing through Paris. It, also, frequented by writers like Oscar Wilde and politicians like Georges Clémenceau. In 1924, the son Emile Prunier opens a second restaurant, Prunier-Taktir, at 16 avenue Victor Hugo in the 16éme arrondissement or district, The superb Prunier Restaurant on avenue Victor Hugo is since 2022,an iconic venue for Parisian gastronomy has been writing a new chapter with Chef Yannick Alléno. Mind you only been here once on a business luncheon but it was fantastic.
The official Prunier restaurant of Paris: https://prunier.com/en/restaurant
The chef Yannick Alléno on the Prunier: https://www.yannick-alleno.com/en/les-etablissements-du-groupe/prunier
The Avenue Victor-Hugo is an avenue from the 16éme arrondissement or district of Paris (many times walk and drove by it). It starts Place Charles-de-Gaulle and ended at Place Tattegrain (today avenue Henri-Martin). It is one of the twelve avenues from the Place de l’Étoile and the longest after the avenue des Champs-Élysées; It is located between Avenue Foch (my entry to Paris many times!) and avenue Kléber, on Chaillot hill. This route was drawn in 1826 in the former village of Passy by the Société des terrains de la Plaine de Passy, which lists the rural territory located between avenue de Neuilly (current avenue de la Grande-Armée), rue de Longchamp , the old Faisanderie du Parc de la Muette (currently rue Spontini and rue Pergolèse) and the wall of farmers general limiting the city of Paris ( current avenue Kléber). Remarkable buildings are at no 16 (angle rue de Traktir): Restaurant Prunier, (see aboove) built in 1925, Victor Hugo lived the last years of his life in a hotel on avenue which, since 1881, bore his name, at no 50, today it is no 124 (see post). From 1881 to 1885, starting from Place de l’Étoile, the avenue d’Eylau, amputated, stopped at Avenue Victor-Hugo, which began in No. 1. In 1885, after the death of the writer, this avenue d’Eylau is deleted. No 39: this building, designed by the architect Charles Plumet in 1913, is one of the last achievements of Art Nouveau, At no 67: Home of Georges Mandel, from 1936 to 1940, On January 16, 1931 opens the cinema Victor-Hugo Pathé at no 179 (and 2-2 bis, avenue de Montespan): Art Nouveau style building built in 1909, it was in 2021 an office building, recently restructured. At the crossroads with avenue Henri-Martin is a statue of Auguste Rodin: Victor Hugo and the Muses (1909); It was inaugurated in 1964. Another version is at the Rodin Museum
The Paris tourist office on the 16éme arrondissement or district on art déco/Nouveau of Paris: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/art-nouveau-and-art-deco-architecture-walk-in-the-16th-a1090
The Shakespeare and Company (see post) is an independent bookstore located at 37 rue de la Bûcherie , It serves both as a bookstore and library specializing in English -speaking literature. The upper floor also serves as a refuge for travelers (“tumbleweeds”), hosted in exchange for a few hours of work in the bookstore, The name Shakespeare and Company was first of all that of a previous bookstore, founded and led by the ‘American Sylvia Beach, and located at 8, rue Dupuytren (from 1919 to 1921), then at 12, rue de l’Odéon (from May 1921 to 1941). This establishment was considered during the interwar period as the center of Anglo-American culture in Paris. Now here been several times with family and with friends nice place worth the detour.
The official Shakespeare and Co: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/
The rue de la Bûcherie is a street located in the Sorbonne quartier or neighborhood of the 5éme arrondissement or district of Paris. The street owes its name to the presence of the Port au Bois, also called “Port de la Bûcherie”, which was nearby. Located near the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris and Place Maubert, between Seine and Boulevard Saint-Germain, rue de la Bûcherie is one of the oldest streets on the left bank in Paris. It was opened at the beginning of the 13C on the Clos Mauvoisin and immediately took its current name of rue de la Bûcherie. Of the proximity of the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, the School of Medicine opens in the street in 1472. Around 1575, Jean Robin created the first Botanical Garden in Paris, between the street and the Seine river. In 1606, an annex to the Hôtel-Dieu, the Saint-Charles room, was built on the left bank. In 1684, Louis XIV donated the small Châtelet to the Hôtel-Dieu. The hospital then grows along rue de la Bûcherie. In the 19C, this street began at Place Maubert and finished rue du Petit-Pont. In 1837, the extension of the Quai de la Bûcherie (current Quai de Montebello) was declared public utility. To do this, the former Hôtel-Dieu is demolished and a new annex was built in 1840 between the new quay and the rue de la Bûcherie, The annéx of the Hôtel-Dieu was however demolished in 1908, At the end of the 1970s, this place was a popular Parisian street with various modest restaurants (Lebanese, Asian, Pakistani), antiques and art galleries. Remarkable buildings here are at Nos 13-15: Site known as the hotel of the Bûcherie, location of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris from the 14C to 1775. Current headquarters of the France-Chine Foundation. At No 37: Shakespeare and Company bookstore, (see above). The bookstore on rue de la Bûcherie has itself played a role among the writers of the Beat Generation.
The Paris tourist office on the 5éme arrondissement or district of Paris: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/explore-paris-s-5th-arrondissement-a820
There you go folks, a dandy city to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my eternal Paris, driving and walking all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Paris, part XXI !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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