Glance in the direction of the Rue Saint-André des Arts entrance, and you'll notice a glass roof added to that section of the passage in 1823 as covered passes became fashionable. Rue du Commerce original cobblestones, somewhat larger than modern cobblestones used in Paris today Look down, and you'll see the lane's original cobblestones - one of the few areas in Paris where they still exist. Entrance to Cour du Commerce on Boulevard Saint-Germain Still, it's very cool to soak up the architecture of Cour de Commerce Saint-André while sipping a drink or enjoying a meal at one of the patio tables along the 400 foot/120 meter long passage.
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"Modernization" meant demolishing whole areas unchanged since the Middle Ages, but in return Parisians got broad streets such as Boulevard Saint-Germain where they could walk without being splashed by mud (or worse) from passing horses and carriages plus a modern sanitation system, safe drinking water, gas lanterns in the previously dark streets, and beautiful parks and green spaces. What you'll see along this pedestrian-only walkway is an enchanting glimpse of how Paris looked before Emperor Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, ordered Baron Haussmann in 1852 to modernize the city. Walk through the arched entrance into Cour du Commerce Saint-André, an almost-hidden passage at 130 Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris's 6th arrondissement, and you'll step back in time to the world of 1734 when small shops lined the narrow lane paved with cobblestones and bon vivants mingled with future revolutionaries at Le Procope, the bistro founded in 1686 and still popular today.
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