Boulevard du Temple, 1838, Louis Daguerre - One of the earliest photographs in history is of this street sometimes referred to as the Boulevard du Crime, the heart of popular theatrical life in Paris during the July Monarchy (1830-1848) and later demolished by Haussmann. The pantomimes, melodramas, and acrobatics of this period thrived along with the street life, corruption and darkness immortalized by Charles Baudelaire in
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Boulevard du Temple, 1838, Louis Daguerre - One of the earliest photographs in history is of this street sometimes referred to as the Boulevard du Crime, the heart of popular theatrical life in Paris during the July Monarchy (1830-1848) and later demolished by Haussmann. The pantomimes, melodramas, and acrobatics of this period thrived along with the street life, corruption and darkness immortalized by Charles Baudelaire in