La rue Montmartre (formally known as rue de la Porte de Montmartre) was one of Paris' oldest streets in the city centre that was created around 1137 (almost 900 years ago!!). It has the name Montmartre because it was the road down from one of Paris' famous areas the Butte Montmartre in the north of the city. There is currently an exhibition, entitled "Les Grandes Heures de la rue Montmartre (The Glorious Hours of the street Montmartre)" showing photographs of this centrally located street back in the early 1900s. It is interesting to see what the streets and the neighbourhood were like back in the days. The exhibition is running through December 4th followed by another exhibition entitled "C'était hier Les Halles (Yesterday's Les Halles)" on December 7th till 22nd, 2011. The place you live in (if you are a Parisian) or the place you are staying (if you are a visitor) might just be on one of those photos at the exhibition!
Centre Cerise
46 rue Montorgueil 75002 Paris
www.centrecerise.com
(M) Etienne Marcel
Entrance: Free
Intersection of rue Montmartre and rue Réaumur in the city centre back then
This is what it looks like today
Intersection of rue Montorgueil and rue Turbigo back then
This is today
Workers on rue Montmartre
This was BHV (Bazaar de l'Hôtel de Ville) department store back then
This is what BHV looks like today
This was the museum Musée d'Orsay in the Left Bank of Paris back then and it was a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900!
And it seems pretty much the same today
This was the plaza of Palais Royal
This is now
This was the cleaning truck called Poussette électrique in 1934
This is today how the streets are cleaned in Paris
Photo source: Parimagine/Google Maps
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