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Parks & Gardens

Rue de l'Arc

Noailles, Marseille

Once home to Lamotte's perfume factory since 1817
Inspired greening on rue Châteauredon and Le Panier
Formerly rue Maucouinat, meaning 'bad bread'

A tiny pedestrian street lined with planters, thanks to a fed-up resident who fought drug dealers with greenery. The gambit worked so well the whole neighborhood followed, turning sidewalks into gardens.

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  • Historic pedestrian alley
  • Citizen-led greening
  • Urban garden street
  • Perfume factory heritage
  • Rue de l'Arc
  • Noailles
  • Marseille

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