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Street art & Dalida on the rue d'Orchampt
Improbable Walks
English - March 18, 2021 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.54 MBHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel travel paris city of light walking armchair tour armchair travel france history storytelling parisian Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we walk down one of my favourite shortcuts through Montmartre, which goes past the former house of tragic Italian-Egyptian pop diva, Dalida. I talk about the atmosphere at the famous Bateau Lavoir, around the corner--where Picasso painted Gertrude Stein's portrait, Marie Laurencin painted Apollinaire's, and Cubism was launched on the world. What's more, the first crook of this elbow-shaped little route is always covered in colourful street art. Remember to visit my website for extra links & images.
As always, Improbable Walks theme music is performed by David Symons, New Orleans accordionist extraordinaire.