Le Maquis of Montmartre
Avenue Junot is being bandied as the Millionaire’s Row of Montmartre. But it hasn’t always been so.
Until 1910, this part of Montmartre was known as le maquis, a squatters area home to les miserables, the poor artists and the vagabonds. Even the city police didn’t dare patrol or enter this then tightly inhabited area.
One of the hotel particuliers on Ave. Junot
After the maquis was razed to the ground, this was transformed into a tree-lined avenue of hotel particuliers, home to wealthy Parisians and/or expats.
The House Adolf Loos designed
The famous modern architect Adolf Loos (who wrote the book titled “Ornament is Crime”) designed a house there.
Clutter on an Adolf Loos balcony
In one of its few side streets, you can even think you’ve been transported to a London mews.
Little London in Montmartre
Avenue Junot certainly has a different ambiance. Experience it first hand next time you visit Montmartre.