Biography in Nice West, on the french riviera

Family tree patterns : 4 générations,6 générations, agnatique 9 générations...

This page is part of François Nespola's bioraphy, Nice 1858-1911,click here to see the intro and here to see the table of contents

Walk along the rightly named " Promenade des Anglais"

From its creation, this was an appreciated place for walking along the seaside. One of its main attractions was the Casino on the pier ; inspired by the English taste in building piers sea-side resorts. This casino was named " Jetée Promenade".

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The first casino of the pier was built in 1882. It burned in 1883 then was reconstructed in 1891. Finally, the Germans demolished it in 1944.

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1823-1824, the english path, camine inglese
"It exists on the gravel of the sea, since the mouth of the Paillon river, up to the suburb of the Marble Cross in a parallel to the main road of France. It has been realized at the expense of the English Colony, which spent in Nice the winter 1823-1824.
The purpose of this work was to make the poor people work, and to get for the foreigners, and especially for the sick living in the suburb, a healthy and pleasant walk."(ref 1, P113)

The main road of France is a mud road.

La Route de France vers Magnan, 1865 Jules DEFER Huile sur toile 47,5 cm. x 71,5 cm. - Signée, datée b.g, n.t. Nice, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire

Site splendide de l'Acadèmia Nissarda http://www.gravures-nice.org
In 1832, the Consiglio d'Ornato
This development plan of Nice plans a road of the seaside of the Paillon river to Magnan. This wide road will replace and will extend
In 1844, first part : from Paillon to Saint-Philippe

Début du Chemin des Anglais, Gordon Coombe-Tenant 1840

Chemin des Anglais, Gordon Coombe-Tenant 1844

Hôtel de Rome qui sera remplacé par l'hôtel West-End, Ercole Trachel 1855

Promenade des Anglais à la hauteur de la rue Meyerbeer, Franz Von Alt 1884

In 1856, up to Magnan

La Promenade en 1863, photo de Charles Negre, document wiki
In 1878, Magnan-Sainte-Hélène
In 1882, Sainte-Hélène- Carras

Carras avant la Promenade des Anglais, Ercole Trachel mi XIXieme

From Magnan to Carras, the district is called Bari de Masson, sometimes written Barimasson on the censuses. In 1860, the road of France becomes the main national road and the district becomes urbanized.

On the extract of the land registry of 1870 below, between the church Sainte Hélène and the valley Barla, grounds are already expropriated for the future extension of the Promenade des Anglais. We see the plan of the Promenade, the plot of land 368. The planned Promenade is twice as wide as the main road.

In 1882, François Nespola and his wife Catherine Bouroul inhabite at Catherine's parents. The garden is close to the Promenade
In 1902, Carras-Var river