Monday, 23 January 2012
A fun place for women in wartime?
This looks quite a good place for a woman to hang out in wartime if she had any intentions of finding a husband. These two images show the British Army and Navy Club, Paris, which was housed in the Hotel Moderne, Place de la Republique. The first is a postcard of the main staircase, which looks a bit like a 1918 venue for speed-dating, and the second a fine art reproduction of the same place by Josephe-Félix Bouchor.
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I love the grand architecture, staircases these days are so functional, not some where to stop and chat on.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's certainly grand - I wonder if pre-war visitors to the hotel ever actually walked up it - hopefully there was a lift as well. And good to see that there was another face of war in France away from death and destruction.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an ANZAC soldier in the centre, great pic
ReplyDeleteClio - if you'd like a higher res. image of the card let me know and I'll email one.
ReplyDeleteSue, how can I contact you? Lots of information to exchange.
ReplyDeleteJust go to the profile page (link on right) and there's an email link on the left of the next page, below the photo.
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