"Rue de l’Abreuvoir”

Destinations By Brian Wilkes

I’m a sucker for colorful streetscapes! In Montmartre, Paris, there are many pastel buildings from the Belle Epoque. Originally a path where livestock and draft animals from the quarries were driven for access to water (the water tower appears in this view), the road was scheduled for “urban renewal” until the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 changed priorities. Just around the bend is the iconic restaurant La Maison Rose, and behind the viewer would be Place Dalida.