Where Le Prosper restaurant is now in Loches was once a BP Energic service station, back in the 1950s and 60s. The statue of the writer Alfred de Vigny acted as a roundabout at the time.
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| Aerial view of Place de la Marne from the 1950s. Note the Traction parked in front of the house next to the service station. |
In the early 20th century it was a branch office of the Chemins de Fer d'Orléans (Orleans Railway), offering private car hire (for town and country), trucks, delivery, and both bus and train transport to businesses and the public, from Loches to Chatillon, Buzançais and Chateauroux.
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UPDATE: RESPONSES TO COMMENTS
Carolyn -- wrong boot (trunk).
Jean -- the current operators of Le Prosper have been there maybe 3-4 years. Not that long anyway. She is Russian, he is French. I think it was them who called it Le Prosper. I can't remember what it was before and never went there. I've eaten there and it was good (try to get a table in the back room, hard up against the Tour Saint Antoine).
2 comments:
At a quick glance I thought that was your Traction in the photo. Then I looked at the other vehicles and saw my mistake. Still, maybe that was your Traction.
The other cars look like Dinky toys at first glance!
We have eaten there a few times but not very recently. Am I right in thinking it changed hands or changed tack in the last couple of years? It was very good, anyway.
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