Paris isn't the richest hunting ground for ghost signs, but I've spotted a few in Montmartre. They're all pretty worn, a far cry from the freshly-restored Cadum baby a short distance away.
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This sign is almost opposite the Moulin Rouge. It has not only faded but also suffered the further ignominy of someone replacing a strip of wall right down its centre! The lettering looks familiar but I can't place the brand - any ideas? (And as an irrelevant aside, just look how many chimney pots there are.)
Moving around the side of the Moulin Rouge onto rue Puget, there's a more legible sign advertising a cobbler. Unfortunately, A La Botte Blanche is no longer there - but its name lingers on; nameless but also still present is a second business advertised underneath, with references to painting, papers and maintenance products. Now, time is racing with taggers to make these traces disappear.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIKadITsIVKO1rMvgnQ66gme05TBv8v1IYeRH2CBnp9Zyi5XteeA2Ax6Vl2frQGM4s04PAn8aI2ctyJwdHdrmtNu2IFexpXeJYxvelVwOne_lZIbTjA5zIaNmNRtgwrAVx1lzyQnuhROTSR6f/s400/rue+Puget+18e.jpg)
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This sign is almost opposite the Moulin Rouge. It has not only faded but also suffered the further ignominy of someone replacing a strip of wall right down its centre! The lettering looks familiar but I can't place the brand - any ideas? (And as an irrelevant aside, just look how many chimney pots there are.)
Moving around the side of the Moulin Rouge onto rue Puget, there's a more legible sign advertising a cobbler. Unfortunately, A La Botte Blanche is no longer there - but its name lingers on; nameless but also still present is a second business advertised underneath, with references to painting, papers and maintenance products. Now, time is racing with taggers to make these traces disappear.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIKadITsIVKO1rMvgnQ66gme05TBv8v1IYeRH2CBnp9Zyi5XteeA2Ax6Vl2frQGM4s04PAn8aI2ctyJwdHdrmtNu2IFexpXeJYxvelVwOne_lZIbTjA5zIaNmNRtgwrAVx1lzyQnuhROTSR6f/s400/rue+Puget+18e.jpg)
1 comment:
Can't help on the brand, I'm afraid. Sad to see it go - surely someone, somewhere MUST know ...? Shame to see the standard graffiti encroaching on the second ghost sign.
Those chimneys ...amazing!
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