40 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 1960s

Until the 1960s, there were no tall buildings in Paris to share the skyline with the Eiffel Tower, the tallest structure in the city; a strict height limit of thirty-five meters was in place.

 
Paris in the 1960s
 
Not unlike its Western “great power” counterparts, 1960s France was a time of economic gains and social upheaval. Under the presidency of Charles de Gaulle, the country rebuilt itself from the destruction wrought by World War II, becoming more prosperous and less reliant on countries like the United States along the way.
 
But as the nation physically rebuilt itself, other foundations cracked — particularly in Paris. In what The New York Times has called a rare, national “examination of conscience,” in May 1968, students and workers of varying politics rose up against the conservative (if not repressive) government of De Gaulle.
 
These amazing color photos were taken by snowglobalization that show street scenes of Paris in the 1960s.
 
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris, 1961

 

Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1961

 

Candy store on Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1961

 

Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1961

 

Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1961


 
Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1961

 

Montmartre, Paris, 1961

 

Montmartre, Paris, 1961

 

Montmartre, Paris, 1961

 

Near Place de l'Étoile, Paris, 1961

 

Paris cityscape from Montmartre, 1961

 

Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris, 1961

 

Maxim's, Paris, 1965

 

Notre-Dame, Paris, 1965

 

Paris cityscape from Montmartre, 1965

 

Paris, 1965

 

View of Arc de Triomphe from Obélisque de Louxor, Paris, 1965

 

Les Halles, Paris, 1966

 

Les Halles, Paris, 1966

 

View from Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1966

 

View from Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1966

 

Armistice parade on Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1967

 

Charles de Gaulle on parade, Paris, 1967

 

Paris Metro, 1967

 

Stamp collectors on Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1967

 

Stamp collectors on Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1967

 

Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1968

 

Colonne de Juillet, Paris, 1968

 

Conciergerie, Paris, 1968

 

Eiffel Tower, 1968

 

Paris street scenes, 1968

 

Paris, 1968

 

Paris, 1968

 

Paris, 1968

 

Paris, 1968

 

Paris, 1968

 

Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, 1968

 

Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, 1968

 

Pond boats, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 1968

 

 
Top of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1968