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And, of course, the most famous Paris cafes have a red-carpet list of emblematic clientele. It’s hard to imagine that the people watching in those days was even better than it is today!

The café culture in Paris began in the late nineteenth century. Artists, intellects, philosophers, writers, and political figures convened at Paris coffeeshops to discuss pretty much anything and everything. Most of the famous cafes in Paris have extraordinary histories. They boast the birth place of books, philosophies, art movements, and even war treaties.

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two women are talking to each other in front of an electric radio store on the street

The 1960s were the period of post-war France, when the country was booming with a newfound sense of optimism and energy. Photographer Charles W. Cushman captured moments from the wonderful period in a collection of vintage photographs preserved today in the Indiana University Archives. (Photos: Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection/Indiana University Archives, via Business Insider)

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