The "Panier" district of Marseille
Aug 19, 2021 10:53:14 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Aug 19, 2021 10:53:14 GMT
The Panier is considered to be one of the most picturesque areas of Marseille, just to the west of the Vieux Port next to the cathedral of Marseille. It was the oldest district of the city, but more than half of it was destroyed in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 19th century, there were a lot of demolitions to create rue de la République, a Haussmann style street which I showed in another report, but here it is again.
And then all of the parts next to the port were dynamited by the Nazis in February 1943. 30,000 residents were evicted in January 1943. Many of them were deported fro death camps, so it is not hard to figure out what kind of people lived there. After the evictions, 1500 buildings were blown up one by one with the exception of one building -- the Echevin de Cabre building dating from 1535, the oldest building in the city.
After the war, that side of the Vieux Port was completely rebuilt and it hid the remaining rundown building of the Panier, where they continued a gentle decline. It became and area for trafficking of all sorts, illegal immigrants. And then all of a sudden over the last 30 years, it has become picturesque. Gentrification is in full swing, but there are still a lot of old places untouched. Probably not for long.
And then all of the parts next to the port were dynamited by the Nazis in February 1943. 30,000 residents were evicted in January 1943. Many of them were deported fro death camps, so it is not hard to figure out what kind of people lived there. After the evictions, 1500 buildings were blown up one by one with the exception of one building -- the Echevin de Cabre building dating from 1535, the oldest building in the city.
After the war, that side of the Vieux Port was completely rebuilt and it hid the remaining rundown building of the Panier, where they continued a gentle decline. It became and area for trafficking of all sorts, illegal immigrants. And then all of a sudden over the last 30 years, it has become picturesque. Gentrification is in full swing, but there are still a lot of old places untouched. Probably not for long.
Here is the monument for people sent to death camps.
