Paris in 1970 Through Fascinating Photos

These fascinating photos were taken by Handydad that show street scenes of Paris in 1970.

“In December 1970, our parents gave my brother Jim and me a one-day trip to Paris from our home in Brussels as a Christmas gift. It was a day-long adventure! We rented VeloSoleX motorbikes and putt-putted all over the city!”

Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysées, Paris, 1970

A Japanese film crew filming along the river Seine next to Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, 1970

Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile and tomb of the unknown soldier, Paris, 1970

Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Paris, 1970

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and The Louvre, Paris, 1970

Bookstalls along the Seine River from Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, 1970

Colonne de Juillet - Place de la Bastille, Paris, 1970

Eiffel Tower and Jim on his Solex crossing the Pont d'Iéna, Paris, 1970

Eiffel Tower and Palais de Chaillot - Trocadero, Paris, 1970

Eiffel Tower elevator, Paris, 1970

Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1970

Hôtel des Invalides - The military museum and tomb of Napoleon, Paris, 1970

Les Halles (the farmers' market in Paris that was demolished in 1971), Paris, 1970

Les Halles (the farmers' market in Paris that was demolished in 1971), Paris, 1970

Montmartre - Place du Tertre, Paris, 1970

Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, 1970

Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, 1970

Notre-Dame, Paris, 1970

Paris, 1970

The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, Paris, 1970

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1970

The Louvre, Paris, 1970

The Luxor Obelisk, Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1970

View from the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1970

View from the first level of Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1970