Paris 1924

What was it like to visit Paris one hundred years ago, in 1924, when it was the most exciting city in the world? What were the good places to eat and drink? Where was the nightlife? What were the "Chariots of Fire" Olympics really like? What has changed and what is still there? Americans flocked to a city where there was no Prohibition and little inhibition. The arts flourished, negritude was celebrated and non-conformity accepted. What did Chanel, Picasso, Hemingway and the...
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What was it like to visit Paris one hundred years ago, in 1924, when it was the most exciting city in the world? What were the good places to eat and drink? Where was the nightlife? What were the "Chariots of Fire" Olympics really like? What has changed and what is still there? Americans flocked to a city where there was no Prohibition and little inhibition. The arts flourished, negritude was celebrated and non-conformity accepted. What did Chanel, Picasso, Hemingway and the rest get up to? All this and more is swept up and revealed in "Paris 1924: A Guide" - an amusing, insightful and sometimes salacious guide and paean to almost everyone's favourite city.