Paris chic

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Three postcards depicting the chic and fabulous (or maybe not) Paris red-light district nightlife of the 1960s. Famous cabaret Moulin Rouge (the red windmill) can been spotted on one of them. For more lovely and kitschy postcards and photos head over to Popcards.

Moulin Rouge, Paris, France, 1960s (from popcards.fr)

Paris, France, 1960s (from popcards.fr)

Paris, France, 1960s (from popcards.fr)

Shopping Spree - Part 7

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We haven't visited the golden age of shopping for a while, so why not take a waltz down the aisles once again. This time we are focusing on the Swedish department store chain Domus (house in latin). It was owned by the Consumer Corporation (KF) who in their glory days had over 200 stores throughout the country. Sadly, business was slowly beginning to come to a halt in the 1980s and many of the bigger stores were redeveloped to mini malls or sold. Personally I think that the Domus stores still are the coolest stores ever to exist and Sweden and I miss them in a silly - but kitschy way.

For those who are interested in learning more about Domus, there is a great documentary by Swedish filmmaker Anders Wahlgren available.

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Shopping Spree - Part 6

Domus store, unknown location, Sweden, early 1960s


Domus store, Örebro, Sweden, late 1960s


Domus store, Halmstad, Sweden, early 1980s


Domus store, Kiruna, Sweden, early 1970s