Sunday, June 1, 2025

Brocante In The Marais

Our major project for May 23rd was to visit a big vide grenier/brocante market in the Marais, a 2-3 day market encompassing 4 or so blocks of Rue de Bretagne and side streets. It was most entirely the pros, who know the market and their merchandise, and not families undertaking spring clinging and parting with things that did not spark joy. You can always tell by all the white vans and tents. Nonetheless, there was much to see.




For pattern-painting the walls; faux-wallpaper

Almost a purchase

Interesting art nouveau





Tons of these everywhere

Wear the label




Old clothing market building, now used for events, expos...

3rd Arrondisement mairie

















Parc of the Temple











Standard-issue (in 2-seater version) at married student housing, FSU, 1960s

Probably not a tourist

Middle class touring cosmetics case

Someone's collection of front teeth; seriously; seems
like everyone collects something

Did not spark joy

We had lunch here, at Janine's

Peering into one of the wholesale gold/fool's gold shoppes
along the way

Continuing with the brocante; I think we have/had something like this, once




Imaginative street advertising for a fleuriste


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