January 18, 2005
Painted red-white-and-blue
A Parisian subway station. Gorgeous.
The decoration of the Cadet station, located in the middle of the street Lafayette, reminds of the name of the marquis and his role in the fight for the independence of the English colonies of the other side of the Atlantic. The Marquis of Fayette is represented on a horseback on the left of the photograph. As for the Cadet family to which the station and the street owe their names, opinions are divided: it could be the Cadets de Gassicourt, a family of French chemists and agronomists of 18th and 19th centuries, of which one of the sons was also a liberal chief under the Restoration; or a family of gardeners, owners of a nearby enclosure in the 17th century, suppliers for the best restaurants of the capital.
Posted by Carine at January 18, 2005 11:51 PMHoowah!
Posted by: Joe N. at January 19, 2005 01:50 PMEither way, très beau!
Posted by: southpaw at January 19, 2005 05:57 PMNow that's a paint job to make the guys at Orange County Chopper jealous. Very nice.
Posted by: Valerie, Texas at January 19, 2005 07:47 PMYou all realize it's Paris and it's one of the early versions of the American flag painted on the walls of this station?
It's more obvious in the station than on this picture actually.
Posted by: Carine at January 19, 2005 11:16 PMUm...oui? Seems I recall the color of our flag wasn't just a coincidence.
Posted by: southpaw at January 20, 2005 02:03 AM
The "English colonies", known around these parts as the United States of America, or the United States, or America.
The good Marquis had no hand in the independence of Trinidad and Tobago (1962) or the Bahamas (1973) or Belize (1981).
DGB
Posted by: Damian at January 20, 2005 03:05 AMSouthpaw,
I'm at loss on your last remark. Are you suggesting that America's flag owes something to the French Tricolore?
DGB
Posted by: Damian at January 20, 2005 03:34 AMYellow, green, and orange, were taken so it had to be red, white, and blue.
