MENU: 3.5. Energy of La Goutte d'Or
AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS COME FROM THE WHOLE PARIS REGION
FOR IMPORTS, MUSIC, COIFFEURS, TAILORS AND MEMORIES OF HOME.*
* "La Goutte d'or" or "the drop of gold" recalls the vineyards before industrialisation.
Adapted from a Google map
They ignore European arts and create their own:
These African checker players pay no attention to the European art behind them.
Musicians march along the railroad tracks that made the area one of the earliest immigrant destinations.
The individualism of "looks" in the context of a supportive and helpful community is something we of the capitalist middle class might ponder.
These pages start with the French context. Then they explore the neighborhood's African uniqueness.
Map on the door of the Echomusée
