An apartment in Paris, abandoned since 1939

IMGUR ^ | February 9, 2016 | jponic

[beaversmom]

An Apartment in Paris, Abandoned Since 1939

by jponic

See original Daily Mail article here (May 2013) to read story

[TheThirdRuffian]

You can have the mickey.

I’ll take the $4,600,000 Boldini painting of the owner (who was apparently Boldini’s lover).

[Pearls Before Swine]

Why isn’t it covered in cobwebs?

[The_Victor]

I didn't recognize any of the artwork.

*hangs head in shame*

[ozzymandus]

The joint could use a little work.

[doorgunner69]

Spiders all died of old age.

[PAR35]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3018976/posts

and

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3110134/posts

[beaversmom]

Thanks.

[TheThirdRuffian]

Nor I. I just read about the auction. The art pulled north of $50,000,000 all in. Pretty good surprise for the grand kids.

[henkster]

“I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue.”

[Billthedrill]

Sheesh. “Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.”

[Larry Lucido]

There is a box of Twinkies that are still fresh.

[beaversmom]

lol...And here I thought they only did croissants there! :)

[Bigg Red]

There’s no way that place has gone untouched all of these years; there would be cobwebs and dust galore.

[central_va]

No plastic anywhere.

[Bigg Red]

The article says that the tenant continued to pay the rent even though she was not living there.

[Larry Lucido]

Nah, they love U.S. stuff. In another decade (after the apartment was abandoned) the French will discover Jerry Lewis.

[Bigg Red]

I am thinking that perhaps there was a cleaning lady who came in periodically. Otherwise you would have cobwebs and dust everywhere.

[trisham]

Beautiful.

[Bigg Red]

And there was probably a cleaning lady who came in periodically even though the owner was not living there.

[trisham]

Agreed!