Passage Jouffroy VIII

Passage Jouffroy

Just adjacent to the Café Grevin (yesterday's post),

is one of the entrances to Passage Jouffroy.

Almost two centuries old, the iron and glass ceilings remain.  

There are a few shops that have not changed over the years, 

but you will note the candy shop sign which I have seen all over Europe.  

The lamps that line both sides of the passage are my favorite detail.

bon weekend

Passage Jouffroy

10-12, boulevard Montmartre

9, rue de la Grange Batelière
75009 Paris

Passage Jouffroy - II

In the filtered light of Passage Jouffroy, one can sit for a moment in a chair, have a sip of café, and then buy it all when one is ready to depart.

Passage Jouffroy

10-12, boulevard Montmartre

9, rue de la Grange Batelière
75009 Paris

Passage Jouffroy - un mystère?

As one looks up* in Passage Jouffroy, the iron and glass ceiling catches the eye along with the lamps, ever-present for almost two centuries. For what purpose is that door and where might it lead? Is there anyone looking out over the many pedestrians of the passage each day?

If it seems that I am suggesting it is haunted or slightly askew, I have been reading Deborah Lawrenson's wonderful book, The Lantern, just published by HarperCollins in the USA. A novelist and journalist, she and her husband live in a crumbling house in the Luberon which is the inspiration for her captivating, haunting book. You can check out her blog here.

*always remember to look up


Passage Jouffroy
10-12, boulevard Montmartre
9, rue de la Grange Batelière
75009 Paris