Can the name of an artery predict its destiny? For rue Daguerre, it seems that this name, made official in 1867, was more than an influence. The legacy of Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), inventor with Nicéphore Niépce (1765-1833) of the daguerreotype, ancestor of the camera, seems to have constantly been pursued, celebrated and revived.
In the heart of 14e Parisian district, bordered by the Denfert-Rochereau metro station on one side and by Avenue du Maine on the other, the rectilinear Daguerre is what one could call an “image street”. That of covered and then uncovered markets, bakeries and meringue shops with sweet smells, old-fashioned bistros, pedestrians who stroll away from cars, and artists who have drawn, photographed, filmed or painted it.
An urban, provincial setting, struck by a certain constancy, as evidenced, among others, by these unexpected images of Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) arriving there in 1967. Around the legendary American guitarist who eats an apple while hopping mix a few amused shopkeepers, housewives surprised during their market, frightened children in strollers.
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