A Swampy Marsh (Marais)
Marais marécageux de Paris (“swampy Paris marsh”)
Marais means Marsh
Paris, like our hometown Chicago, started as a “Swampy Marsh”
(maybe that’s conducive to a great city)
Le Marais (Paris): The History of the Trendiest Swamp in the World https://untappedcities.com/2012/07/11/le-marais-the-history-of-the-trendiest-swamp-in-the-world/
How Chicago Lifted Itself Out of the Swamp and Became a Modern Metropolis https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2018/10/11/chicago-lifted-swamp-became-modern-metropolis/ideas/essay/#.X-9Wt9T79WU.twitter
Paris for the Holidays 