The Soulard comparison is good--it's a transformation that happens again and again. It's fantastic how a place can go from lifeless to alive so quickly and so often.
It is a lot of work, which I guess makes it all the more remarkable. No I don't shop here, but it's on one of my well-beaten paths through the city so I see it under lots of different circumstances.
Everybody's looking for something. Mary Ann is looking for the real Beirut, whatever that means. These are the photos she takes along the way.
You can browse around the archives here or check out her other blogs. There's one from a few years ago, back when she blogged about art. And then there's another from '09 when she lived in St. Louis (USA).
Before the shop opens, and after.
:-D - nice idea.
ReplyDeleteI like this comparison.
ReplyDeletereminds me of soulard market - sun vs. sat.
ReplyDeleteQuite a transformation, from a hovel to a palace...
ReplyDeleteThe Soulard comparison is good--it's a transformation that happens again and again. It's fantastic how a place can go from lifeless to alive so quickly and so often.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a heck of a lot of work to set up shop! Did you buy any fruit?
ReplyDeleteIt is a lot of work, which I guess makes it all the more remarkable. No I don't shop here, but it's on one of my well-beaten paths through the city so I see it under lots of different circumstances.
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