Oh I know what you're all thinking, "Virginia's slipped a shot from Paris in on us." Well non! This the backdoor of the old Parisian's, a much loved local department store. Started in 1877, it eventually added stores in many Birminigham suburbs, around the state and the Southeast. Sadly our Parisian was sold to the "Big Boys" from you know where, and there's not a one left. I found this great old piece of memorabilia while strolling a downtown alley last Saturday during the Worldwide Photo Walk. I'm going back. I think I missed some good opportunities on that alley. Anyone want to volunteer to watch my back??
23 comments:
un ancien parisien en manque de la grande ville. bonne initiative ce site internet
Bonjour, Madame Jones. I have posted my clafoutis photo on Bangor DP. Your illustrious name is mentioned in it. :)
Virginia, I really miss Parisian in Mobile but had no idea of the long history of the store. We only knew that "we got that great Birmingham store" when it opened.
Heck V, I'll follow you into an alley anytime of day or night.
Wish I could come down and explore that alley with you. This is a beauty of a shot.
B2, Maybe you're the one I need to watch out for! HA
Bratt,
I do wish you could have done the walk with me. We would have had a grand time.
Genie,
I grew up shopping the downtown store as a teenager.
Ming,
Merci beaucoup. The fig tart recipe is up on my daughter's FB page. You should be able to get it on mine. You'll love it. Bet you have figs in Bangor right now.
Olivier,
Oui!
Lovely!
Oh wow, that is a fabulous door!
What a find! You should definitely go back.
Literally, a walk down memory lane. Hope you're listening to 45's while you prepare your blog pages!
I would SO be there with you ... camera in hand ...
looks like a time travel shot from WWII. Beautifully done as always!
How funny. I was just going to say this reminds me of a Kenny Mac.
That is a gorgeous find. Alleys are the best.
That's a sad picture, V - the glory of the past decayed.
Bob,
Yep, downtown is very sad.
Hiker,
I'm most flattered!!!!
What a lovely shot. Beautiful soft colours and your favourite word, of course!
Such precious memories of the SUMMER FROM HELL, when my dear mother found the perfect job for me.... at the OLD downtown Parisian store. That was a trip... a bad one.
lovingly,
your daughter
l'arrière n'est pas mal non plus
I do so adore old doors and windows.
Your daughter's comment is classic!
P.S. Another favorite thing of mine is the CAPTCHA - the "almost" words used for verification. Mine for this comment is "handog"! I actually think it should be a real word!
I miss Parisian too. It was a great store. I used to run in every other day when my boys were young, waiting on the final markdown at the change of seasons. Then I would buy up loads of their nice merchandise for the boys to wear the next year. (that's the way those of us that had challenging bank accounts had to do it).
If that doorway could talk...
Beautiful colors too.
One of my favorite department stores when I was a young adult.
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