Dinard, France, ca early 1900s
This is another Léon & Lévy (LL) unused, black & white photograph postcard. The number 138 is found at the lower left, the title, in English: “The Church, After Mass.” The company started using the LL. Trademark in 1901. The picture shows one horse drawn carriage and another horse, entering the scene from the right side. The rest of the vehicles are automobiles putting the date in the early 1900s.
Dinard is located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, northwestern France. The climate is mild and the beaches make it a popular holiday destination. The resident population of 10,000 swells to about 40,000 during the summer. An international film festival is held here and there are villas and luxury hotels as well as a casino. It is considered one of the most prestigious seaside resorts in France. Only a few of the town’s larger houses built by shipping merchants from Saint-Malo have survived until today. The resort was popular with wealthy British nationals who built villas on the tops of cliffs and the hillsides along the coast.
Luxury homes built on the cliff side, [photo from Wikipedia]
For additional information and more photos, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinard
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