Rue de Belleville slopes upward toward the summit of a hill, marked by a series of narrow, uneven cobblestone alleys that branch off into hidden courtyards. Edith Piaf was born under a streetlight on this street in nineteen fifteen, according to the local lore, though her birth certificate lists a nearby hospital. The street follows an ancient trail that once carried stone from the hillside quarries into the heart of Paris, leaving behind a neighborhood built on hollow ground.
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