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Originally Posted by LondonParis

Originally Posted by LondonParis

You see, the inner city is just incorrigible. These are mere reminders of the great old structures of les Halles described in famous, epic and somewhat hilarious (for Zola had a bad sense of humor) novel Le Ventre de Paris that were made of hardbutt casting, that they demolished sometime in the late 1960s or early 70s when they all moved to Rungis for something way larger.

The move to Rungis was absolutely necessary and unavoidable. The old wholesale market was much too small and retarded given our needs.

Now tearing down the old casting/steel structures at the heart of the city? Not so sure it was a good idea after all, when I see these renderings today. They're full of silly nostalgia.

There are still some of these original structures. Rail terminals still feature them, for example.