Restoring the Blue Train 75012 Paris 12th Arrdt It is at the time of the World Fair of 1900 that the Company the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranean (PLM) made build the restaurant. With lorigine, sil was called the Dresser of the Gare de Lyon. It was famous Blue Train in 1963, in homage to mythical Paris-Vintimille, then classified with the Inventory of the Historic buildings in 1972 per André Malraux. One owes also the fame of létablissement with 41 paintings present on his walls and ceilings: most famous the landscapes crossed by the trains of network PLM represent. Let us add to that waxed parquet floors, woodworks, leather patinated on the long benches, white tablecloths and logotypée crockery. Since her inauguration, by the President of the Republic Emile Loubet, on April 7, 1901, the customers did not cease flowing. Among the faithful ones, let us quote Coco Chanel, Brigitte Bardot, Jean Cocteau or Dali and Jean Gabin. Nearer to us: Luc Besson immortalisé the place in his Nikita film. Today, success is always with go: some 500 covers are been used each day for the Blue Train. |
