Arras

Arras — Art Deco façades, from Rue Pasteur to Rue Désiré-Delansorne

This walk brings together nine buildings in Arras marked by Art Deco, built between 1923 and 1933, most of them rebuilt after the destruction of the First World War. It starts at the former Schlosser garage on Rue Pasteur (1929) and Georges Trassoudaine’s corner building on Place du Maréchal-Foch (1926), intended for a branch of the Julien Damoy grocery chain, then passes the house on Boulevard de Strasbourg (1930), whose sills bear bas-reliefs by the Arras sculptor Yves de Coëtlogon, and the house on Rue de Justice (c. 1927), whose decoration is set off by pastel colours. Next come Eugène Arend’s shop-house on Rue Wacquez-Glasson (1923-1926), the white store with its rounded corner on Rue du Cardinal (1931), in a strand of Art Deco close to the International Style, and Paul Dupuis and Albert Picy’s former dental clinic on Rue des Portes-Cochères, completed in 1929. It ends on Rue Paul-Doumer, at the former car-accessories shop whose pediment bears the inscription “Etablissements Leibowitz” (c. 1933), and on Rue Désiré-Delansorne, at Julien Wirton’s building (1929). Several of these buildings were put up by the Arras contractor Oscar Vandecasteele.

9 stops · Duration 2h15 · Distance 1,5 km

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1. Ancien garage Schlosser — Arras

   Inconnu · 1929

   This car repair garage was built in 1929, the date inscribed on its pediment.

2. Immeuble Art déco, place du Maréchal-Foch 6 — Arras

   Georges Trassoudaine · 1926

   This corner building was built in 1926 to plans by the Arras architect Georges Trassoudaine, whose signature and the date appear on the facade.

3. Maison Art déco, boulevard de Strasbourg 8 — Arras

   Yves de Coëtlogon (sculpteur) · 1930

   Damaged by bombing during the First World War, this house was only rebuilt late, as shown by a building permit issued in 1930.

4. Maison Art déco, rue de Justice 14 — Arras

   Inconnu · 1927

   This two-bay house with asymmetrical bays, located in the centre of Arras near place d'Ipswich, was built around 1927, as shown by the building permit kept at the town hall.

5. Maison à boutique Art déco, rue Wacquez-Glasson 2 — Arras

   Eugène Arend & Oscar Vandecasteele (entrepreneur) · 1926

   The previous building, built around 1750, was destroyed by bombing during the First World War.

6. Magasin de commerce Art déco, rue du Cardinal 7 — Arras

   Inconnu · 1931

   Partly destroyed during the First World War, the building was the subject in 1923 of a first, classical reconstruction project drawn up by the architect Georges Guenot, which was not carried out.

7. Maison et ancienne clinique dentaire, rue des Portes-Cochères 11 — Arras

   Paul Dupuis & Albert Picy & Oscar Vandecasteele (entrepreneur) & Edouard Delamotte (entrepreneur) · 1929

   Severely damaged by bombing during the First World War, this house was the subject in 1924 of a first reconstruction project in the classical style, drawn up by the architects Paul

8. Ancienne maison de commerce Lebowitz, rue Paul-Doumer 14 — Arras

   Inconnu · 1933

   The building was erected around 1933, as shown by its building permit, after rue Paul-Doumer was cut through under the street widening and straightening plan drawn up by the town in 1923.

9. Maison de commerce Art déco, rue Désiré-Delansorne 14 — Arras

   Julien Wirton & Oscar Vandecasteele (entrepreneur) & Pichon (entrepreneur) · 1929

   The previous commercial building was completely destroyed by bombing during the First World War.

Translated from the French original.