“Ever wonder about the stories behind Paris’s unassuming streets?” I ask gesturing towards the Rue Leriche. This street in the 15th arrondissement is named after a property owner.
Rue Leriche isn’t one of Paris’s grand boulevards. It is a quiet residential street. Yet, it holds a piece of Parisian history. The Rue Leriche officially came into existence in 1883. Before that, the land belonged to the country house of the Thirty-Three Seminary. Imagine fields and gardens where buildings now stand.
The Rue Leriche starts at 375 bis Rue de Vaugirard. It ends at 48 Rue Olivier-de-Serres. It is not a long street. The Rue Leriche stretches only 203 meters. It is about 12 meters wide.
Lucien Lorelle a photographer was born at number 7 Rue Leriche. He was born in 1894 and died in 1968.