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I always assume it was filled with merchant carts as that’s always how old cities are portrayed in movies. But I honestly have no idea. Maybe there was more “si

I always assume it was filled with merchant carts as that’s always how old cities are portrayed in movies. But I honestly have no idea. Maybe there was more “sidewalk” before and the street slowly encroached over the decades?

gsnedders 6y ago
https://monovisions.com/ancient-road-rue-lepic-paris-from-the-early-20th-century-1900s/ https://monovisions.com/ancient-road-rue-lepic-paris-from-th... has a bunch of early 20th century photos of Paris: some used by wagons, some used by markets, but largely by people walking.
- samizdis 6y ago
  What a cracking site. Thanks for posting.
- xphilter 6y ago
  Thanks!!
- FrojoS 6y ago
  Makes you wonder what would have happened to our cities if they hadn’t build those oversized roads. Maybe the cars would have never entered the city in such large numbers.