There are hotels, houses and buildings, of course, all over Vence. From the earliest stone houses in old town to the modern villas that dot the hills above the Lubiane River to the large post-war apartment buildings that line the avenues leading into town, there is a wide range of styles and designs. Many of the houses and buildings you’ll see in these postcards no longer exist. They have been torn down and new ones now stand in their place. Which makes these images even more important. I find it fascinating to look through these old photos and wonder what it must have been like to live in Vence back then.
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Pension “La Joie de Vivre”
Pension “La Joie de Vivre”
Back
Pension “La Joie de Vivre”
Back
Pension Les Cigales
Pension “LES CIGALES” (A.D.I.A. – Nice)
Back (A.D.I.A. – Nice)
Villa Marie Josephine
36(?) – Villa Marie Josephine (Dames de Nevers) (Cagnoli, Papeterie)
36(?) – Back (Cagnoli, Papeterie)
Villa Marie-Josephine (Phototypie A.D.I.A.)
Back (Phototypie A.D.I.A.)
Ker-Yanick : Cottage du Général Hubert
Ker-Yanick : Cottage du Général Hubert (unknown manufacturer)
Back (unknown manufacturer)
Villa Le Rêve
Villa Le Rêve (Villa Le Rêve Vence)
Back (Villa Le Rêve Vence)
Ad’Astra & Maison Blanche
1439 – Ad’Astra et Maison Blanche (Bonnafoux)
1439 – Back (Bonnafoux)
Ad-Astra et Maison Blanche (Edition Pleint)
La Maison Blanche (Edition Pleint)
Foyer Lacordaire
Foyer Lacordaire (Imp. de l’Eclaireur)
Back (Imp. de l’Eclaireur)
54 – Foyer Lacordaire (Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
54 – Back (Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
56 – Le Foyer Lacordaire et la Chapelle du Rosaire conçue par Henri Matisse, Maître de l’Œuvre Dated 1952 (« Real-Photo » C.A.P.)
56 – Back (« Real-Photo » C.A.P.)
88-1 – Vue sur le Foyer Lacordaire et la Chapelle du Rosaire (œuvre du Maître H. Matisse) (Editions S.E.P.T.)
88-1 – Back (Editions S.E.P.T.)
La Villa Lacordaire
Villa Lacordaire (Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
Back (Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
748 – La Villa Lacordaire (ND Phot)
748 – Back (ND Phot)
749 – La Villa Lacordaire (ND Phot)
749 – Back (ND Phot)
Group Scolaire
1011 – Le Groupe Scolaire (ND Phot) Postmarked 1909
1011 – Back (ND Phot)
Nouvel Hôtel Auzias
Nouvel Hôtel Auzias (Edit. Clavel, tabac.)
Back (Edit. Clavel, tabac.)
Nouvel Hôtel Auzias (Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
Back (Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
Nouvel Hotel Auzias (Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
Back (Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
Nouvel Hotel Auzias Postmarked 1909
Back
Nouvel-Hôtel
5 – Place Nationale et le Nouvel-Hôtel (Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
5 – Back (Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
Place du Grand Jardin et le Nouvel Hôtel (Edit, Guigou)