Vintage 1920's Paris

The top photos and paintings are of Montmartre in 1925, typical street scenes of Paris in the '20s: A narrow street in Montmartre, The Moulin Rouge, and a Montmartre street scene painted by Utrillo. Next, a photo of 1920s Paris, an uphill shot so typical of Montmartre.
Then, "The Old Book Man" looking for a bargain perhaps at the bookstalls on the banks of the Seine, where Hemingway shopped.

Some Color

Some Color to break up the blog. Barges on the Seine in Winter in the 1920's

The Banks Of The Seine

The Pont-Neuf, Paris

The Pont-Neuf, one of Hemingway's regular walking routes as he explored the Seine and its inhabitants. He loved the Notre Dame area, it was close to the booksellers and then he might sit on the grass and eat his lunch as he watched the fishermen.

Paris As Art

Paris

Books Sellers On The Seine

Hemingway would walk the river's edge when he was through with work or needed to think something out.
It was also a good place to find books written in English that were very cheap. A lot were left behind in hotels by Americans and sold very cheaply since many were given to the booksellers for nothing by workers in the left bank hotels. They thought the bindings were badly done and how good could the content be if it was in English?

A Canal And Bridge In Paris

Hemingway liked to walk the banks of the Seine and the canals of Paris. He watched the barges and tugs that had smokestacks that could be lowered to pass under the bridges.
The first painting is of barges on the Saint Martin Canal in Paris.
The second is a 1920 painting by the Georgian artist Lado Gudiashvil.
The third illustration is a vintage postcard from Paris in the 1920s. It was taken at what was called, Le Port Saint-Nicolas, or Saint Nicholas Harbor, on the Seine. The location is now called, the "Port du Louvre."
The last is Van Gogh's, "Quay With Men Unloading Sand Barges."