Paris is not a museum, as much as a lot of people would like it to be. Buildings are torn down all the time and replaced by other things.

I have been documenting some of the demolition in my neighborhood. Here is a brief glimpse of it: http://tinyurl.com/y7pqxo4

Wow! that's alot.
I went to a jazz club in the Marais, the 7Lizards.
I read they are tearing it down and making a small park. True?

Haven't heard about that, but I'll try to check it out.

Seems sad to see old places being destroyed, but maybe necessary? I hope what goes up will be in keeping with the rest of the neighborhood.

Not everything is worthy of being saved. But I am always happy when they can save the façade of a building, which they often try to do.

I see the signs say "Votre Quartier Se Transforme". What is it transforming into? Is this a major urban renewal project?

I am reminded of the signs of my youth in New York: Dig We Must.

Actually, it is "transforming" because it is near a ton of railroad yards which the city will be nibbling over the next few years, with a university center, the biggest youth hostel in Paris, more parks, and a big artist center powered by solar energy. There will even be a new RER station in the neighborhood in a few years (on the RER E line).

Thanks - always enjoy your posts - especially the photos.

In some older U.S. cities,with historical districts, new construction must match the style of the neighborhood. Is that the case in Paris?

kerouac. I'll be curious what you find out...And a big thanks!

We're going to be staying in between Bastille & Republique again (same neighborhood we stayed in on our first Paris trip in 1998) for 3 nights in May. Oberkampf metro It will be fun to see how it's changed. We walked through there 2 years ago and it was getting kind of nice...there were a lot of semi-non-descript facades though, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some changes their either.

Even if I lived close by, I doubt I would have noticed like K did. So interesting. I need to be more observant.

Now you have to do another one when they start building the new stuff! Pics of hunky workmen are encouraged.