Passé Simple – Genève, terre de commerce.
Flashback to my childhood with this issue largely dedicated to the former Geneva Exhibition Center : Le Palais des Expositions.
Located in heart of the city close to Plainpalais, this large venue homed hundreds of international and economical meetings, some displaying revolutionary kitchen mixers and cooking tools, while others showcased the very last car models and other modern gadgets.
I remember the enormous hole left by the demolition of this hall, once a hub of international successes. A hole now filled by a building of the University of Geneva way more focused on education, but funnily dedicated to economical studies.
This issue of Passé Simple is a beautiful tribute to Geneva, as a land of commerce in the last century.
Huge thanks to Christine Mercier and Justin Favrod of Passé Simple for their trust, one more time 😉
These historical dives always remind us that our present is the way it is because of what happened before.
Passé simple is a monthly magazine dealing with the French-speaking part of Switzerland’s past. Its vocation is to address all audiences and to invite a large number of specialists from all kinds of backgrounds. Apolitical and non-confessional, it aims to be both instructive and pleasant. It deals with various subjects, from the origin of wine in Valais to the fate of General Dufour, from the recipe of the Malakoff to the creation of the canton of Jura. The periodical devotes a large part to the history of art, mentalities, literature, wars, science, economics and politics. Passé simple also deals with events that ocurred from prehistory to the year 2000. The magazine favors narrative over demonstration. Its baseline says: « It happened close to yours, but slightly before. »
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