Seeking a Belle-Epoque Paris: Exploring the Grands Boulevards

In Search of Belle-Epoque Paris: Wandering the Grands Boulevards

When I was still new to Paris, I found myself wandering late one evening along the dauntingly wide Boulevard de la Bonne Nouvelle, taking me from the seedy nocturnal scene around Strasbourg Saint-Denis toward the Boulevard Montmartre, with its cafes, brasseries circa 1900, old music revues,…