The Passage des Panoramas
Improbable Walks
English - March 28, 2024 00:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 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
Previous Episode: Back to the Grands Boulevards
We focus on the Passage des Panoramas & the Passage Jouffroy--two of my favourite covered passageways in Paris today. Back in the 1800s, Parisians window-shopped, met for pastry and tea, and browsed music stories to find the latest compositions in these arcades, and really, things haven't all changed that much. This episode includes the story of the Panoramas (virtual reality before that was a thing!) as well as writer & painter Marie Bashkirtseff, and La Montansier, theatre impresario extraordinaire. For photos, check out my website! Thanks as always to Bremner Fletcher for technical expertise, and general know-how. The Improbable Walks theme music is performed by David Symons, New Orleans accordionist extraordinaire.