Paris - Avenue de l'Opéra and Palais Garnier - Postcard SP24

Historical photograph of the Avenue de l'Opéra, Paris, looking north toward the Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris) at the end of the boulevard. Busy street scene with a gendarme directing traffic, horse-drawn carriages, delivery wagons, and pedestrians. Tinted lithograph, circa 1900.

Scene Details:

• View looking north along Avenue de l'Opéra toward the Palais Garnier
• Gendarme in uniform standing in the centre of the street directing traffic
• Horse-drawn carriages, delivery wagons, and pedestrians filling the boulevard
• Haussmann-era commercial buildings lining both sides of the avenue
• Shop signs visible including "Godesco Frères" and "Victoria" hotel at right
• Palais Garnier façade visible at the end of the avenue
• Carte Postale — undivided back, French format

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