Each year in Paris, department stores decorate their windows with lively Christmas holiday displays. Each stands out for with their own theme to delight. Le Bon Marché on rue de Sèvres (7th arrondissement) was the first store to decorate its windows, in 1909. The displays are as varied as the …
When you think of a department store, is architecture the first thing that comes to mind? La Saga des Grands Magasins (the History of Department Stores) is part two of a two-part exhibition. See the exhibit through my eyes
Have you ever felt a bit of pressure to beat the clock? Looking at my photos, I found Boulevard Haussmann’s Printemps and Galeries Lafayette Christmas 2022 window, interior and sunset photos waiting for a story. As I write this, it is New Year’s Eve and 2023 is only hours away!! …
Paris Sparkles during the Holidays. Take a Paris Voyage with Colleen’s Paris on small street of the Bastille, the department store decorations and rooftops, watch the lights come up on the Champs-Elysées and see Avenue Montaigne lit up, a carrousel in the Tuileries Garden and be mystified at the blue …
The department store Samaritaine with its restaurant view over the Seine, Pont Neuf and the statue of Henri IV, closed June 2005. Its reopening is scheduled (maybe) for the end of 2013. Work is scheduled to begin at the end of 2011. As of June 29, 2010 it became a …