Marseille, France - La Canbiere - animated real photo postcard c.1950s

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• Picture / Image:  Marseille - La Canebiere
• Publisher: Editions Mireille G Gandini
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^{Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :}

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^{La Canebière is the historic high street in the old quarter of Marseille, France.}

^{he avenue was built in 1666, when King Louis XIV of France (1638–1715) decided to expand the city of Marseille.[1][2]}

^{At the end of the eighteenth century, as the Grand Arsenal shipbuilding dock was demolished, the avenue was extended down to the Old Port and elegant buildings were built.[1] Only as late as 1928 was it extended from the Old Port to the Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (also known as the Église des Réformés).[1]}

^{During the French Third Republic (1871-1940), it became a haven for high society, with many cafés, luxury hotels and boutiques, and music hall performances.[1][2] However, it was marred by the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia on the avenue on October 9, 1934.[1] That day, French foreign minister Louis Barthou was fatally wounded as a result of this incident.[1] Moreover, on October 28, 1938, the Nouvelles Galeries store was destroyed by fire, killing 75. The tragedy led to the reorganisation of Marseille's firefighters battalion, and the mayor, Henri Tasso, was dismissed.}

^{The avenue fell in disarray after the French colonial empire came to an end by the 1960s.[1] In recent years, it has been refurbished.[1]}

^{The new Line T2 of the Tramway de Marseille runs along La Canebière between Rue de Rome/Cours Belsunce and Réformés. Noailles (M2) and Vieux-Port (M1) metro stations are located along the street.}

^{On 8 May 2017, the city of Marseille organized the "Bal Patriotique" (English: "Patriotic Ball") on the Canebière to commemorate the anniversary of the Liberation of France which occurred on 8 May 1945.[7][8] A similar ball was organized in 2016.[7][8]}