René-Jacques, Montmartre, 1950

Les Escaliers de Montmartre. Here is the image shot by René-Jacques, in 1950. Great photographers were attracted by them, Brassaï and Teo Tarras among others.
An inclined railway, le Funiculaire de Montmartre, accompanies the stairs.
Such a funicular is very interesting stuff. I traveled in inclined railways in Budapest and Dresden.
To walk the Escaliers, to take the Funiculaire? If you have time to spend, the choice is the Funiculaire, there is always a waiting line. If you are busy, the choice remains the Funiculaire - the Escaliers are for dreamers.

I remember the photo of one of my schoolmates, on the Escaliers de Montmartre. More than thirty years had passed, still she was wearing on her face the same light as in high school.