Have you ever strolled down a street named after a flower? Allée des Glaïeuls, or Gladiolus Alley, is just such a place. Here in Chevilly-Larue, this little alley holds a unique story. Allée des Glaïeuls got its name from its proximity to the former parks of the Château de Ménilmontant and des Bruyères. It sits near the boundary of these two lost green spaces. Originally, Allée des Glaïeuls wasn’t an alley at all. It was a pathway known as “Chemin de la Zone”. This was because it crossed the non-aedificandi zone of the Thiers wall, a fortified wall that once encircled Paris. The construction of the Boulevard Périphérique in 1969 significantly altered the city’s layout. It also shortened Allée des Glaïeuls. A section of the path, between Rue de Guébriant and the périphérique, was even decommissioned in 1974 and disappeared entirely. Today, Allée des Glaïeuls begins at Rue Charles Cros and ends at Place du Maquis du Vercors and Avenue de la Porte des Lilas. While it may not be as grand as some Parisian avenues, Allée des Glaïeuls carries a quiet charm and a whisper of the city’s evolving history.
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