The Boulevard de Clichy (French pronunciation:[bulvaʁdəkliʃi]) is a famous street of Paris, which lends its name to the
Place de Clichy, resulted from the fusion, in 1864, of the roads that paralleled the
Wall of the Farmers-General, both inside and out. It extends from the
Place de Clichy to the
Rue des Martyrs, nearly a kilometre away. During its tenure, the street has been known as the Boulevard des Martyrs, then the Boulevard Pigalle, and, finally, the Boulevard de Clichy. It is equally well known as the Boulevard Clichy.
Notable buildings on the Boulevard de Clichy
No. 6, Boulevard de Clichy: The painter,
Edgar Degas, lived here; he also died on the fifth floor of this house, in 1917, aged 83.
No. 11: This house was occupied by
Théophile Delcassé, for many years the French Foreign Minister, and it was also the rented quarters of many artists, among them
Pablo Picasso in 1909.
No. 18, Boulevard Pigalle: Here, the American painter,
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, executed the portrait of
Joanna Hiffernan, a painting known as La Fille Blanche, during the winter of 1861–1862.
No. 36: Now the Paris headquarters of the Lebanese comedy troupe, the Théâtre de Dix-Heures, this building was the home of
Honoré Daumier, the characaturist and painter, from 1869 to 1873.
No. 53: Location of the old cabarets
Le Ciel and
L'Enfer.
No. 62: The site of the
Café du Tambourin, the restaurant owned by
Agostina Segatori associated with Vincent van Gogh and other painters.
No. 68: This is the second, and ultimate, home of the old cabaret, Le Chat noir (The Black Cat), which originally opened around the corner at 84 Boulevard Rouchechouart. This place was esteemed for its excellent (and surprising) entertainments.
No. 75: The Italian painter Fausto Zonaro rented a studio in 1888.
No 77:
Lycée Jules-Ferry (secondary school). opened in 1913 after the property was rebuilt.[4]
No. 82: Beginning in 1889, this is where the
Moulin-Rouge (Red Mill), the home of the
Can-can, opened its doors. It was founded by
Joseph Oller.
No. 100: Now the Théâtre des Deux Ânes (Two Donkeys Theatre), this building was once the cabaret known as the Cabaret des Truands (Cabaret of Truants).