Passage Doisy, thoroughfare in Paris, France
Passage Doisy is a narrow corridor in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, stretching about 135 meters with a width of 5 meters. The passage is lined with ordinary residential buildings made of stone and brick, connecting Avenue des Ternes to Rue d'Armaillé at each end.
The passage was created around 1875, with buildings constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It formed part of the 19th-century network of small streets developed to connect different neighborhoods more efficiently across the expanding city.
The passage is named after a former property owner in the Ternes district, a common practice in Paris for naming small streets and alleys. Local residents today use this narrow corridor as part of their daily routine, walking through to connect different streets in their neighborhood.
The passage is easily accessible via Ternes metro station on line 2 and serves as a practical shortcut between Avenue des Ternes and Rue d'Armaillé. Its narrow width makes it a good spot for a brief walk away from the traffic and noise of the main avenue.
In 1960, a ransom of 50 million francs was handed over here when a wealthy family paid to free an abducted boy from the Peugeot family. Additionally, the passage served as a film location for Classe tous risques, featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo, giving it a small place in Parisian cinema history.
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