50s France on color slides. Romantic trip

What was France in the 1950s? The brightest color of the era is opened for us by old color slides.

Pictures were found at different times on Flickr photo hosting and other resources. Most of them have very high resolution in the original.

Paris in 1951:

Hotel Negresco in Nice, 1951:

Then it was France, now it’s not. City of Algeria, 1954:

After the separation of Algeria from France in 1962, almost the entire population of the city left for the European continent. The capital had to be resettled, but even today almost everyone speaks French there (excluding the old upland quarter of Kazba).

Marseille Barracks, 1955:

Paris Montmartre in 1956:

Typical Parisian street of 1956:

Such was the future residence of the European Parliament, the city of Strasbourg in 1958:

Stanislav Square, Nancy, 1958:

1958 Paris Montmartre:

Cabaret Moulin Rouge in the same year:

View of the Paris Pantheon, 1958:

Market Street in Paris, 1958:

Cargo motorcycles will be in motion for a long time.

Traffic on the Champs Elysees, 1958:

Menton 1959:

Cannes of the 1950s:

Watch the video: 1949: French Riviera crowded beach boardwalk summer vacation blue sky. NICE, FRANCE (April 2024).