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France from the past

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Francois Morel
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France from the past

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Hi,
I'm new here!

I'm not sure everybody will consider these following pictures as "masterpieces", so I don't want to make troubles in the "Masterpiece Signs of the World" topic...

I will post here sign painting (old) pictures I take in Paris, and some France related links.

First one:


Here is a great "article" showing streets of Paris in 1900 and 2013.
By sliding the "red switch" you'll see amazing streets loaded of signs.

It's really beautiful.

Enjoy.

http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/rue89-cultur ... emonter-le

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Re: Old Pictures : Paris (France) 1900-2013

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These are great Francois!
It is a shame that the original wallpaintings are long gone now.
The style and artwork of paris around 1900 is so beautifull.
I made it my goal to reproduce it in any way i can.
Have you seen my Parisian boulangerie glass reproductions?

Boulangerie glass

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Hi Francois,
Thank you for posting your photos here. I think it is awesome that you have undertaken this process of documenting this history of buildings and signs.
Wow, how times have changed things. I must say that I find the old advertising ways have much more individual eye catching appeal. I can spend hours looking at every little sign and architectural detail in photos like these. And I really like the way that the slider bar lets you compare the way it is, to the way it was.
I certainly will like to see any additional photo history you do.
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i've gone to rue89, but i don't see where or what i click to advance to next picture. thanks for any assistance
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Hi Vance,
I see arrows in buttons on the left and right of the picture to advance the photos. Try reducing the window on your screen, maybe the arrows will appear.
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thank you pat. interesting, when i use internet explorer, the arrow buttons are not there, but with google chrome they are (?)...now i can enjoy the pics !
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Vance,
I just looked at your website again and you make some beautifull work!
Lots of goldleaf giving the handcrafted signs just that extra touch.
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Hey Erik, great boulangerie sign ;)
I will post some old parisian signs soon.
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thank you erik...site needs to be updated since i created it in 2004...hahaa, my god, that's 10 years of new work
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Merci Francois...

Beautiful comparison shots. I have to say that I prefer mostly the 1914 versions...

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I just found this new link

There are some cool old signs over here :

http://www.parisenimages.fr/fr/galerie- ... in=&page=1:
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Too bad the pictures are a bit small...
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A few pictures I took in Paris:
These ones are actually "fake vintage signs" on a restaurant called "Le Progres" in Montmarte (Paris).
Location : http://tinyurl.com/ktvu2a2
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This is a vintage wall painting on a building in Rue des Martyres x Rue Hippolyte Lebas (Paris 9th).

When they decided to clean (new paint) the building wall, they discovered those 2 old ads hidden behind some green metal construction on the wall.

There, you can see a very famous ad about the paint brand called "Ripolin"
And the other one is "Benedictine", an herbal liqueur beverage brand.

Location: http://tinyurl.com/lkmlo4c

Here is the original Ripolin advertising (didn't find the Benedictine one) :
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Since then (3 years ago may be) they've protected it...
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A last one for today:
I will take some focus pictures of this one.

This is one of the beautiful signs you can find in Paris and it's a pity (my opinion) :

To have this oldschool goldleaf work wasted by all these ugly vinyle signs...

This is really sad.

Location (you can see it via streetview): http://tinyurl.com/ldqnwy8
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Nice signs spotted on this one:
Picture (c) Charles Marville.

(“Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris,” now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.)

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See it larger over here:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/ ... apher.html
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