Wednesday, November 19, 2025

WHERE I ONCE WORKED.....


I've been absent a few days, editing my photos from a recent trip. No new local Belgrade shots!  I'll be going to Paris for ten days beginning of December and will visit some of my old haunts.  I think the most impressive place I ever worked was the First National City Bank on the Champs-Elysees. I had a job that literally paid peanuts, but the surroundings.... The building was built in 1930 but now houses a gallery of boutiques...sad.  Below is the main entrance in the background and the staircase leading to the first floor. To use my grandmother's expression, "If I had a nickel for every time I...." I'd be rich. And I remember on occasion accompanying someone down in the 'basement' where the bank's huge vault stood. READ ABOUT THE VAULT HERE  and have a laugh.




 

2 comments:

Thérèse said...

Il ns faudrait comparer les dates... ayant travaillé deux ans au N° 102!

Jack said...

I was in Paris for six days at the end of September. It is endlessly fascinating. The architecture! The museums! The cafes! The people watching! Enjoy yourself.

HEATING PLANT, JUST AFTER DAWN

 A distant view of the heating plant from my window.  That's steam, not smoke, thankfully.