Passage de la Bonne-Graine, Historic passageway in Quartier Sainte-Marguerite, Paris, France.
Passage de la Bonne-Graine is a passageway in the 11th arrondissement made of two sections split by avenue Ledru-Rollin. The first runs from 117 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, bends at a right angle west and opens at 116 avenue Ledru-Rollin; beyond the avenue it continues as passage Saint-Antoine.
The passage began as a dead-end where "good seeds" were sold before the Beauvau-Saint-Antoine market was established. In 1825 the wine merchant Josset extended it as far as the passage Josset, and in 1835 it was turned into a courtyard. Part of it was removed in 1895 when the avenue Ledru-Rollin was opened.
The name refers to the grain trade once carried on in this lane, where "good seeds" were sold before the Beauvau-Saint-Antoine market was set up. Édith Piaf's 1946 song J'm'en fous pas mal, written by Michel Emer, opens with the line "Je suis née passage de la Bonne-Graine". Singer Olivia Ruiz plays a florist of the passage in the video for Les Crêpes aux champignons.
The passage has two sections split by avenue Ledru-Rollin: the first runs from 117 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, bends west and ends at 116 avenue Ledru-Rollin; beyond the avenue it continues as passage Saint-Antoine. Part of the original passage was removed in 1895 when the avenue was opened, so expect a break in the route.
The Atelier Dissidi, an ébénisterie workshop, has occupied the passage since 1911. It is the last of the cabinetmaking studios that once lined the passage, among them the Établissements Rinck, established here in 1871. Look for the workshop front along the passage.
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