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Histoire de Paris

La rue Réaumur
La rue Réaumur fut ouverte entre les rues St-Denis et Notre-Dame-des-Victoires en 1895-1896, à l’emplacement de la rue Thèvenot. Celle-ci était au XIVe siècle une impasse donnant sur la rue des Petits-Carreaux; elle fut prolongée jusqu’à la rue St-Denis en 1676, portant le nom d’un ancien Contrôleur des Rentes de l’Hôtel de Ville qui y fit bâtir plusieurs maisons. Le côté impair de cette rue est toujours visible aujourd’hui. La rue Reaumur, inaugurée en 1897 par Felix Faure, relie le Sentier au boulevard de Sébastopol. Les règlements d’urbanisme de 1884 et 1902, qui poussent au gonflement des toits, et de 1893 (l’autorisation des bow-windows entraîne l’ondulation des surfaces) expliquent la profusion de façades très décoratives, dont plusieurs sont primées au Concours annuel créé en 1898, qui associent la pierre, le fer et le verre. Ainsi le n°116, construit par Walwein en 1897, fut récompensé de la médaille d’or. Le n°118, de Montarnal, fut primé en 1900. Le n°124, entièrement métallique, est dû à Chardanne. Plusieurs d’entre eux abritaient les bureaux de journaux: "L’Intransigeant" puis "France Soir" au n°100, "Le Parisien Libéré" au n°113.

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign depicts Réaumur Street, a street that began to be built in 1854, with several buildings that won awards for their design, as well as a street that housed several newspaper editorial offices.
The street is named after René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1757-1683), a French scientist who specialized in the study of insects and after whom the unit of temperature measurement is named: Réaumur scale.

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Here are some of the buildings mentioned on the sign
House number 124 Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:

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History of Paris

Rue Réaumur
Rue Réaumur was opened between Rue St-Denis and Rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in 1895-1896, on the site of Rue Thèvenot. In the 14th century this was a dead end opening onto the rue des Petits-Carreaux; it was extended to rue St-Denis in 1676, bearing the name of a former Controller of Revenues from the Town Hall who had several houses built there. The odd side of this street is still visible today. Rue Reaumur, inaugurated in 1897 by Felix Faure, connects the Sentier to Boulevard de Sébastopol. The town planning regulations of 1884 and 1902, which encouraged the swelling of roofs, and of 1893 (the authorization of bow windows led to the undulation of surfaces) explain the profusion of very decorative facades, several of which won prizes in the annual competition created in 1898, which combine stone, iron and glass. Thus number 116, built by Walwein in 1897, was awarded the gold medal. No. 118, from Montarnal, was awarded an award in 1900. No. 124, entirely metallic, is due to Chardanne. Several of them housed newspaper offices: "L’Intransigeant" then "France Soir" at n°100, "Le Parisien Libéré" at n°113.