Champs-Elysees
- cgreen205
- Jul 18, 2025
- 1 min read
Ever since the City of Chicago called us in 2010, and shared with us their plans to restore their historic street called "Wood Paver Alley", originally paved with blocks of wood in 1909, we've enjoyed learning about so many other streets in the USA also originally paved with wood in the late 1800's and early 1900's. God Bless Google for making our search so easy and enjoyable. Without the Web I don't know how we could have done it!
We've found so many wonderful articles and photos on line, including one about Tremont Street, right here in Boston! Even more fascinating to learn, that the world famous Champs-Elysees in Paris was once paved with end grain blocks too!
Trusting you'll enjoy the article and photos here that we've found. Enjoy it all! Au Revoir!
The bit about the Champs-Elysees once being paved with wood blocks really surprised me—I had no idea that stretch had that history. Also nice to see Tremont Street mentioned, since I’m in Boston too. By the way, I keep a free short haircut style gallery I like to share: https://shorthaircuts.net/
Fascinating how those old wood-paved streets are getting a second life—Chicago’s restoration must have been a rabbit hole of archival photos. I’ve been digging into similar municipal records for my own project, and the best resource I’ve found is https://magicbrief.pro
It’s wild to think Chicago’s Wood Paver Alley was still kicking from 1909—makes you wonder how many other forgotten wooden streets are hiding under modern asphalt. I’ve been digging into the same rabbit hole lately, and the best resource I’ve found is https://gif-maker.net
Fascinating how those old wood-paved streets are coming back into focus—Chicago’s restoration really puts the craft on display. I’ve been digging into similar historic paving projects and found a great resource at https://flux3.site
Fascinating how those old wood-paved streets are making a comeback—Chicago’s restoration project must have been a rabbit hole of research. I’ve been digging into similar historic paving methods myself, and this piece pairs perfectly with what I found over at https://animatediff.net