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The Paris of Sindbad Vail is captured in these vintage post cards that date from the late 1940s and early 1950s.
La Basilique du Sacre-Cœur de Montmartre
© GREFF, S. E. R. P.
Two Views
La Basilique du Sacre-Cœur de Montmartre
© Editions Estel & Editions Chantal
La Basilique du Sacre-Cœur de Montmartre
Le Chœur et la Mosaïque
© Editions Chantal
The stairs that descend from the Sacre-Cœur have changed little over the years as seen in this series of photos taken in 1952, 1988 and 2012. Perhaps the only difference is the graffiti on the walls at the left in the last photo, a sign of our times.
Entrée du Palais de Justice
© Editions Estel
Eglise de la Madeleine
© Editions Chantal
Le Théâtre de l'Opéra
© Editions Gany
Le Théâtre de l'Opéra
At Night
© Editions Chantal
Les Invalides
(La Cour du Dôme)
© Editions Chantal
Musée du Louvre
© Editions Gany
Façade de Notre-Dame
© Editions Chantal
La Tour Eiffel
© Editions Alfa
These post card photos capture the essence of the Paris that has remained unchanged (except for the I. M. Pei dome at the Musée du Louvre) and perhaps some structures that have been edited by the edition publishers. This was the Paris of Sindbad Vail as he launched his literary journal devoted to new writers.
The next post to this blog will examine POINTS 20, the last issue published by Vail. After that an examination of the POINTS SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY will follow. Future posts to this blog will revise earlier examinations of POINTS, adding additional stories and poems, perhaps eventually the entire contents of every issue will be presented.
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