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 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, I thank you for your readership over the years and to bear with my rants! After all, Paris is to rant, shout and yelled about, me think. Therefore, here is my take on curiosities of Paris, part LXX !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The maison de la RATP or RATP HQ located at 189 rue de Bercy,in the 12éme arrondissement of Paris, You can access it on Metro lines 1,14, RER A, RER D (Gare de Lyon) Metro lines 5, 10, RER C (Gare d’Austerlitz) metro line 5 (Quai de la Rapée) ,Bus lines: 24, 57, 63, 72, 77, 87, and 91 The building features a long, curved, fully glazed facade facing the Seine. It houses the RATP’s headquarters, network management teams, and most of its administrative departments. Operating in 15 countries, RATP is the world’s third-largest urban transport operator. Completed in 2022, the renovation of this 50,000 m² building complex, the Maison de la RATP, managed by Urban Station, is a 55,000 m² space located at Gare de Lyon offering several flexible and adaptable workspaces to meet the needs of businesses.
The official Maison de la RATP on its divisions : https://ratpgroup.com/fr/le-groupe-ratp/entites/
The official RATP transports of Paris : https://www.ratp.fr/en
The port de l’Arsenal or bassin de l’ Arsenal, connects the Saint-Martin canal (see post) to the Seine river, between the quai de la Rapée and the place de la Bastille. It was once a freight port which since 1983 has become a marina. It is part of the network of Parisian canals and constitutes the border between the 4éme and 12éme arrondissements of Paris. The reason it was named Port de l’Arsenal is because it served from the 16C to the 19C as a depository for weapons and ammunition. I love to park by there when in the Bastille area !
The Paris tourist office on the port de l’Arsenal : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/transport/port-de-l-arsenal-p1888
The city of Paris on the port de l’Arsenal : https://www.paris.fr/lieux/port-de-l-arsenal-19156
The Fayolle marine, management company of the port de l’Arsenal : https://fayollemarine.eu/page-port-arsenal/accueil-arsenal/
The Rue Campagne-Première is located in the Montparnasse quartier or neighborhood of the 14éme district or arrondissement of Paris,It is located between Boulevard du Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail. It is served by the Vavin metro station on line 4 and the Raspail metro station on lines 4 and 6. It was named by the revolutionary general Alexandre Camille Taponnier, owner of surrounding land, who wanted to commemorate his first military campaign, the Battle of Wissembourg in 1793. This street is an old, almost impassable dirt track, called “ruelle du Montparnasse” or alley in the 18C; construction began in 1797. Notable buildings here are at No. 3: the sculptor François Pompon lived and worked here in a combined studio and apartment from 1877 until his death in 1933, as did Amedeo Modigliani and Adrienne Jouclard; location of the restaurant Chez Rosalie, run by Rosalie Tobia, former model of Odilon Redon, William Bouguereau and Modigliani; the former post house, was demolished in 1970; The English painter Thomas William Marshall had his studio there in 1904. No. 5: studio of the painter Edmond-Marie Poullain in 1905. The American artist Eugene McCown worked there from 1923 before transferring his lease to his friend Louis Aragon, who moved in with Elsa Triolet and lived there from 1929 to 1935. Nos. 9 and 13 (aka 16, rue Boissonade): artists’ colony with studio-apartments, built on a long, narrow plot of land originally bordered to the south by the wall enclosing the Visitation convent. Among others, the writer and poet Rainer Maria Rilke lived here from 1913 to 1914, the painters Foujita until 1917 and Auguste Clergé from 1918 to 1921, and Othon Friesz created paintings here. Fauves, that Giorgio De Chirico was destined for Surrealism, that Yves Klein from 1955 to 1957, No. 9 the address of the American missionary-artists John Hafen, John B. Fairbanks, and Lorus Bishop Pratt, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from December 1890. No. 13 bis: Bernard Naudin, a French painter, draftsman, caricaturist, and engraver, lived there from 1900 to 1906. No. 14: home and studio of Yves Klein from 1958 to 1962; Arthur Rimbaud lodged in an attic room rented by Paul Verlaine. No. 17: home of Georges Gimel in 1919. The painter and engraver Stanley William Hayter set up Atelier 17 there from 1933 to 1939, an engraving workshop frequented by Many artists from around the world. Nos. 17 bis and 19: Eugène Atget’s home from 1898 to 1927. No. 21: Passage d’Enfer, a private lane. No. 23: Studio and home of the painter Léonard Foujita. Headquarters of the Société de psychanalyse freudienne (SPF). Home of Jean Villard and studio of Raymond Abner. On the third floor overlooking the Passage d’Enfer, Joan Mitchell’s studio. No. 29: Hôtel Istria, where Marcel Duchamp, Moïse Kisling, Francis Picabia, Kiki de Montparnasse, Rainer Maria Rilke, Tristan Tzara, Erik Satie, and Vladimir Mayakovsky stayed, as well as Elsa Triolet in 1929, and Man Ray. No 31-31bis rue Campagne-Première: Built in 1911 (see below). This street is also famous thanks to the film by Jean-Luc Godard, À bout de souffle ( Breathless) 1960. It is at the end of this street, after a long run from number 11, that the wounded hero, Michel Poiccard, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo, collapses before dying; the specific paving that can be seen there disappeared during the 1999 renovation.
The artists’ studio building on rue Campagne-Première is a building housing artists’ loft studios at 31-31bis rue Campagne-Première (see pic). Built in 1911 in the Art Nouveau style, it became home to the large Parisian community of bohemian artists who had previously lived in the Montparnasse quartier or neighborhood, following in the 1910s from the Montmartre neighborhood. Artists’ colonies were created, such as the famous La Ruche, and approximately 150 new artists’ studio buildings were constructed between 1840 and 1935. This building is a product of the revolution in metal architecture, Art Nouveau, and the use of concrete in 19C industrial architecture, as seen at the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition. The main façade on rue Campagne-Première received second prize in the 1912 City of Paris façade competition. These duplex apartments and their large glass roofs offered an alternative to the Haussmannian style of Second Empire Paris in the 19C. They are precursors to the spacious volumes of the 20C, as seen in the work of German Bauhaus architects and the Modern Movement of iconic architects such as Le Corbusier and Robert Mallet-Stevens, as well as the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s. Notable residents include César (sculptor), Chaïm Soutine (painter), Man Ray (photographer), Dora Maar (photographer), Georges Annenkov (painter and writer), Ezra Pound (writer), Pierre Restany (art critic and historian), Jean-Pierre Raynaud (visual artist), and others. This current residential building has been fully restored to its original style, with many elements (doors and windows, etc.) no longer original.
The Paris tourist office on rue Campagne Premiére: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/transport/rue-campagne-premiere-p2027
The Paris tourist office on the artists of Montparnasse (see st): https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/the-montparnasse-of-artists-a1072
The Paris tourist office on the 14éme arrondissement de Paris (see st): https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/explore-paris-s-14th-arrondissement-a836
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 LXX !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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