Monday 15 August 2011

Ancien garage



A former garage in Notre-Dame neighbourhood. I believe it is now part of a fitness centre.

24 comments:

Chattahoochee Valley Daily said...

Pretty classy garage : )

Anonymous said...

Schön !


Eine gute neue Woche dir.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful facade. Green bricks??very unusual. I thoroughly enjoy the lettering.

Jack said...

Nice one, Ciel. The detailing on a simple structure like a garage pays dividends.

Thérèse said...

Une belle reconversion mais ou faut-il aller faire reparer son auto maintenant??

Bob Crowe said...

Since we'll drop the car in Avignon and, if we come out to Versailles, take the RER, we won't be needing a place to park. Still. it's good to remember such things.

Saun said...

Nice one!!

Randy said...

What a great old garage. The colors in the glass are great.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Love the colours in this Ciel, and how fantastic that this building is being used in such a positive way!

Malyss said...

Il fait tres années 30..même les garages etaient jolis à l'epoque!

Regina K said...

What a beautiful restoration! Love that iron on the windows and the colorful glass work.

Birdman said...

I could use a tune-up' in that classic garage.

Lowell said...

Lovely photos...and it looks so familiar. In Micanopy, Florida there is a building that used to be a garage, also...with the word, "Garage" across the top. It's not nearly as nice/fancy as this building, though. Now it's an antique shop.

And yes, "barrenness" is a word and properly descriptive of this place which is quite remote and the area is quite barren!

Cergie said...

Très soigné l'ancien garage il a des airs d'anciens établissements publics (par exemple bain-douche ou la goutte de lait) donc centre de fitness cela est très bien.
Dans la Drôme, et notamment dans le charmant village de St Nazaire le Désert, il y a beaucoup d'anciens cafés. Je soupçonne chaque habitant du village d'antan d'avoir tenu son propre café...

VP said...

It's always interesting to observe how old premises can be recycled... Here garages are more precious and money making than fitness centers!

Tanya Breese said...

even your garages are pretty!

Unknown said...

This is great! I especially like the details in the window shot. Any idea if there's something missing in the central 'medallion'?

Halcyon said...

A beautiful garage. Love the details.

Un regard offert said...

Belle reconversion !

cieldequimper said...

@ JM: no clue...

theconstantwalker said...

A wonderful building... lovely to see it still in use without destroying all it's past.
I have similar in my little town.

EG CameraGirl said...

I bet there's plenty of room inside to get fit. :) The wrought iron is very attractive.

T. Becque said...

Love these!

Sharon said...

Marvelous...love the color blocking!

Sharon