Hey! My internet-friend Manning Krull just posted this awesome set of pics to the Weird History livejournal, featuring a turn-of-the-century cafe in Montmartre called Le Cafe d'Enfer (the Cafe of Hell). Check out this awesomely creepy place:

Go to the post to see a bunch more pictures, including interiors!

And of course, when I saw this, I was struck by the amazing similarity to the Cafe Faust, which I designed for a far-too-brief scene in Chutney Point:

How weird is that? I wonder if anyone can find me photos of a fish-&-chips restaurant shaped like a giant fish, or a gift shop carved into a giant redwood tree...

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