The 1980s was the decade of change for Paris. In 1981, François Mitterand was elected President of France, and during his tenure, several development projects were started in Paris.
The old, disused Orsay railway station near the river was renovated and in 1986 was reopened as the Orsay Museum of 19th-century art and civilization. The Grand Louvre, Opéra Bastille, and the Grande Arche of La Défense were also completed at the end of the 1980s. He also raised the minimum wage and family benefits, added a fifth week of paid vacation.
These color photos were captured by Ruben Cantu that show street scenes of Paris in 1984.
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| Arc de Triomphe, Paris |
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| Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris |
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| Dome des Invalides, Paris. |
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| Dome des Invalides, Paris |
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| Georges Pompidou Center, Paris |
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| Georges Pompidou Center, Paris |
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| Georges Pompidou Center, Paris |
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| Georges Pompidou Center, Paris |
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| Georges Pompidou Center, Paris |
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| Grand Palais (right), Paris |
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| Grand Palais, Paris |
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| Honor guard at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris |
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| La Madeleine (center), Paris |
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| Looking down at Avenue des Champs-Élysées from the top of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris |
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| Moulin Rouge featuring Dean Martin on the marquee, Paris |
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| Palais Garnier Opera House, Paris |
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| Paris street scenes |
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| Paris street scenes |
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| Place de la Concorde, Paris |
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| Place du Tertre street sweeper, Paris |
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| Place du Tertre, Paris |
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| Place Vendome Column, Paris |
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| Residential area in Paris |
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| River Seine, Paris |
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| Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris |
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| Saxophone player busking on a bridge, Paris |
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| View from the top of the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower in the background. Avenue d'lene (right) and Avenue Marceau (left), Paris |
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| View of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris |
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| View of the Palais de Chaillot from halfway up the Eiffel Tower, Paris |
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| View of the Palais de Chaillot from the grounds of the Eiffel Tower in Paris |