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Sign: Paris - History of Paris - La rue du Croissant


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2 Rue du Croissant, 75002 Paris, France
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[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

Histoire de Paris

La rue du Croissant
La rue porte ce nom, dû à une enseigne, depuis 1612 Le n°19 occupe l’emplacement du cimetière et de la chapelle St-Joseph. Au début du XVIIe siècle, le cimetière de la paroisse St-Eustache était situé rue du Boulci, près de l’hotel du Chañoslier Joseph Séguier. Voulant agrandir sa demeure, il proposa à la fabrique de lui céder le terrain, en échange d’un autre à l’angle de la rue du Croissant et de la rue Montmartre, où une chapelle serait érigée. La première pierre fut posée en 1640 par le Chancelier, et bénie par le curé de St-Eustache; à côté fut créé le nouveau cimetière. C’est là que furent inhumés Molière en 1673 et, peutêtre, La Fontaine en 1695. Déclarés propriétés nationales en 1790, chapelle et cimetière furent vendus le 18 Floréal an V, les deux présumés tombeaux étant transférés au Musée des Monuments Français puis, en 1818, au Père-Lachaise. A cet emplacement, on construisit en 1806 un marché pour la vente au détail des "beurres, cœufs, fromages, fruits, légumes et autres comestibles". Restauré en 1843, il fut démoli en 1882 pour être remplacé par un immeuble consacré à l’imprimerie et à la presse. Au n°8 est une maison construite vers 1750 par l’architecte Jean-François Blondel.
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One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign describes Croissant Street, a street that got its name because of a sign that was on it.

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Translation of the text on the sign:

[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

La rue du Croissant
The street has had this name, due to a sign, since 1612. No. 19 occupies the site of the cemetery and the St-Joseph chapel. At the beginning of the 17th century, the cemetery of the St-Eustache parish was located rue du Boulci, near the hotel du Chañoslier Joseph Séguier. Wanting to enlarge his residence, he proposed to the factory to give him the land, in exchange for another at the corner of rue du Croissant and rue Montmartre, where a chapel would be erected. The first stone was laid in 1640 by the Chancellor, and blessed by the priest of St-Eustache; Next to it was created the new cemetery. This is where Molière was buried in 1673 and, perhaps, La Fontaine in 1695. Declared national property in 1790, chapel and cemetery were sold on 18 Floréal year V, the two alleged tombs being transferred to the Museum of French Monuments then, in 1818, at Père-Lachaise. On this site, a market was built in 1806 for the retail sale of "butter, eggs, cheese, fruit, vegetables and other edibles". Restored in 1843, it was demolished in 1882 to be replaced by a building dedicated to the printing press and the press. At No. 8 is a house built around 1750 by the architect Jean-François Blondel.




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