In the Parisian suburb of Nogent-sur-Marne a river winds its way through a landscape of beautiful homes, leafy promenades, and iconic remnants of 19th century Paris that were saved from the scrapyard (a Baltard pavilion from Les Halles, the original Pont des Arts, etc.).
It was also a hub of the classic “guinguette” watering holes, made even more famous by a 1943 French song touting the charms of the town’s “little white wine”.
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-Map of Paris: © 2020 Google, Inc.
-Portrait of Victor Baltard: © Les Archives Nationales, photo by Louis Arnould
-Engraving of pavilions at Les Halles: public domain via Wikimedia Commons
-Colored lithograph of pavilions at Les Halles: © Archives Charmet, artist Félix Benoist
-Black & white photo of Les Halles: © Médiathèque de l’architecture et du patrimoine – Ministère de la Culture
-Destruction of pavilions at Les Halles: © Aron, via vandalismearchitectural.wordpress.com
-Interior of Église Saint-Augustin in Paris: © Corey Frye
-Interiors of pavilion event space: via pavillonbaltard.fr
-Two paintings of Morris Columns: public domain via Wikimedia Commons, painted by Jean Béraud
-Painting of pleasure boats in marina: public domain via Wikimedia Commons, painted by Ferdinand Gueldry
-Postcard of guinguette on bank of La Marne: © Archives départementales
-Lina Margy on sheet music cover: © Editions Ch. Borel-Clerc
-Sheet music for “Ah! le petit vin blanc”: via tourisme-nogentsurmarne.com
-Closeup of sheet music lyrics: via mimi1931.canalblog.bom
-Pont des Arts in Paris: © Corey Frye
-Postcard of viaduc in Nogent-sur-Marne: public domain via Wikimedia Commons
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