A long wall interspersed by many tall windows and just as many rainwater
pipes stretches most of the way along Rue Feuillat between Cours Albert Thomas
and Avenue Lacassagne in the 3rd Arrondisement. Halfway down, an imposing stone
gate with intricate ironwork and stained-glass clear denotes what must once
have been the main entrance. Peering through the smashed safety glass of the
windows, you can still see an elaborate iron roof and get a sense that this was
once something big.
Big it was indeed. The stepped walls enclose a behemoth of a site spanning 75,000m² and employing nearly two thousand people in its heyday. For this is the oldest existing car factory in Lyon, although the grounds have changed hands many times over the last century.
Big it was indeed. The stepped walls enclose a behemoth of a site spanning 75,000m² and employing nearly two thousand people in its heyday. For this is the oldest existing car factory in Lyon, although the grounds have changed hands many times over the last century.
