New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-09
TIE MINING or P.1RLS STREETS.
From Gdii11ldni.


The other day we pointed out the general princi-
ple on which the streets of Paris were, till very
recently, named. One of the best examples of the
system is be found to the north OF the ST. Lalare
StatiOn-the lines from which run under the Place
de pEurope Around and in the vicinity OF that
Place we find streets named after the principal
cities of Europe; TO wit-the Rues de Londres, St.
Petersburg, Amsterdam, Berlin, Turin Bouogne,
Con stantnople Milan, etc. The Eastern Railway
Station faces the Boulevard de StrasbOurg, ana the
Rue de MulhOuse runs along one side OF 1t. The
fine facade of the Northern Railway station is ON
the Place RoubaIx, and the Rue de Dunquerque 10
not far off In the neighbOrho0d OF other stations
we find the Rues Watt and Stephenson-in COM
memoration of the beginnings of the application OF
steam to locomOtiou The Rues Culver and de
nssein are naturally in the vicinity OF the Jardn
DIES Plantes. When we read Avenues BOsquet,
Rapp Labourdonna!s, Place Desalx, etc, we OF
course expect that the Champ de Mars is not far of
Round the Arc de lriomphe we are not surprised to
find such names as Avenues dc la Grande Armee,
Marceau Hoche. Kleber. jena, etc. Knowing that
the Faubourg st. HonOre is the headquarters OF
Orleanlsm we find it a matter Of course that there
should be such streets as the Rues de Berry, Anoq,
Penthiovre, ROyale ETC.. in connection with IT, III
is very natural also. that in the neghborhood OF
the Chapele Expatore, we should look Tor tne
names of Seez Chauveau-Lagarde, MalesherDes and
other friends and defenders of Louis ANL The
Odeon Theatre is surrounded by the Rues Cornelle'
Racine and Rotron. he names of Fenelon, BOssuet,
MassllOn and other preachers Indicate most surely
the vicinity of n church.
The Rue Jean Jacques-Rousseau is so called be,
cause that famous writer once lived on the second
floor of tho house No in that street. The Rue dc
In ,Jussienne, not far OIL. is a corruption of the
words Sainte Marie-rEgyptienne. who had church
in that street In the same vicinity we find the
Rue du jour, contracted form of Rue du Selour.
the street having first been so named because King
Charles V. had residence IN 1t. Inc liue du hOi-
de Slce owes its name to the fact that the kings of
Sicily once had a mansion in 1t. The Rue de PUni-
versite passes the site where formerly was to
be found the Pre- Clercs. the rendezvous OF the
University students for their counting, drinking and
fighting bouts: hence its name. The Rue du Bac,
the main thoroughare the left bank OF the Seine.
owes its denomination to the ferry boat Bac, which
used to ply opposite to it before the Pont Royal was
pregate we find the Rues de RivOh Castiglione,
Pyramdes named after battles won by Napoleon !;
the Rue du 20 Juliet, which commentaries the
July Revolution of 1880. at which time It was In
course of construction. and the Rue Septembre,
which perpetuates the date of the birthday of the
present Republic and the downfall of the Third
Umpire. 1t had previously borne the BOnapartist
appellation of Rue Dix Decembre. in remembrance
of the great plobisclte which made Napoleon Ill.
feel secure on his throne. Thus street names us
well as writings have their destinies