SubscribePostcard: avenue Anatole France
I was recently directed to this great old postcard of avenue Anatole France in Clichy by a commenter on this site, Michael Jones. A cleaned-up version of the image has been added to my post about Henry Miller’s apartment on this street.
Examining the full-resolution image, I was unable to make out any addresses on the buildings, though someone has thoughtfully drawn an arrow pointing out a particular balcony. The light-colored awning on the left reads “ET LIQUEURS” (presumably the tail of “Vins et Liqueurs”—a liquor store) and the darker storefront next to it is “Librairie Anatole France”—a bookstore. The postcard is undated, but the cars in the picture should provide a pretty good estimate of the era. Compare with the images below of two popular French cars from 1932, the year Miller and Alfred Perlès moved to Clichy.
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| 1932 Peugeot 301 - source | 1932 Citroën C6 G - source |
Looks like a match to me! For a glimpse of how avenue Anatole France appears today, check out the more modern postcard below, which points out the entrance to Miller’s address on this street.
The source of the older postcard is notrefamille.com and the more recent postcard is something I picked up in Paris few years ago.
