MENU: 3.5. Energy of La Goutte d'Or
AFRICANS COME FROM THE WHOLE PARIS REGION
FOR IMPORTS, MUSIC, COIFFEURS, TAILORS AND MEMORIES OF HOME.
Adapted from a Google map
"La Goutte d'or" or "Drop of gold" recalls the vineyards before industrialization.
They ignore European arts and create their own:
These checker players pay no attention to the European art behind them. They invent their own.
Musicians march along the railroad tracks that made the area one of the earliest immigrant destinations.
These pages explore the neighborhood's uniqueness.
Map on the door of the Echomusée
