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- 1/13
A commercial airplane flies over an abandoned 19th century manor in Goussainville-Vieux Pays. The ruin of the town is owed equally to modernisation and tragedy. In 1973, during the Paris Air Show, an aircraft crashed in the village, smashing into a row of 15 houses and a thankfully empty school. All six members of the crew on the plane perished and eight people on the ground were also killed. When the airport opened just a year later, residents fled, fearing an increase in plane crashes. (Reuters)
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A vintage postcard from 1915 shows the cafe "Au Paradis" in its heyday. Punters pose outside the establishment and the facade is decorated with two potted plants. (Reuters)
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The run-down cafe "Au Paradis" (in Heaven"), its sign and paintwork faded over time. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 4/13
A letter box and a "Beware of the dog" sign are seen on a gate to an abandoned house. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 5/13
A FedEx plane flies over a former pigeon house. The runways for the Charles de Gaulle airport is just two miles away from the village. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 6/13
A vintage postcard printed in 1910 shows a grand 19th century manor with a woman looking out of a window from the top floor. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 7/13
The 19th century manor is a shadow of its former self. Families steadily began to leave once the airport opened, now only a few remain in the historic village. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 8/13
Abandoned houses marked with graffiti in the ghost town of Goussainville-Vieux Pays, just 12 miles from Paris. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 9/13
Free books are displayed outside a book shop. The houses are boarded up, the church bells no longer ring out and the town squares are now deserted. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 10/13
Bits of rubble inside an abandoned 19th century manor. The small farming village survived the Great War and German occupation in World War Two, but the noise from the Charles de Gualle airport was too much for its residents to bear. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 11/13
Bookseller Nicolas Mahieu poses inside his bookshop in Goussainville-Vieux Pays. Days go by without a customer in his over-stocked shop, but he supports himself by selling over the internet. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 12/13
A vintage postcard printed around 1910 shows Gaudry street, with a dozen people walking down the road or milling on the grass. (Reuters)
REUTERS - 13/13
Overgrown trees and bushes in the deserted Gaudry street. The town's problems are traced back to the 1960s when plans for the Charles de Gaulle airport were finalised. The farming town was surrounded by acres of green space, perfect for an international airport. (Reuters)
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