Coronavirus lockdown leaves Paris street in 1940s time warp


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  • Wednesday, 25 Mar 2020

Local residents, wearing protective face masks, take picture of mock stores in the Montmartre district in Paris as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in France, March 25, 2020. The coronavirus lockdown has left one Parisian street stuck in a time warp after the makers of a film set during World War 2 were forced to abandon their set. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS (Reuters) - A Parisian neighbourhood has been left stuck in a World War Two time-warp after the makers of a 1940s-era film had to abandon their set before France went into a coronavirus lockdown.

War propaganda and Socialist posters are plastered on walls along the cobbled Rue Androuet, in the Montmartre district, now lined by a mock jeweller's store, tailor and off-license all in war-time decor. German road signs point towards medical facilities.

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