European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 01, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On of the main sewer canals running under. Paris. Streets sewage converted into fertilizer is pumped to outlying farms the sewers of Paris,-." ". Photographs by Joe Pazen r through centuries of the City s history the conduits nurtured mushrooms. And historical dramas. Today s sewer workers have yet to find a Corpse Coura ged. Locked manholes and guarded entrances thwart the criminal seeking a hideout though during the War the germans took the added precaution of. Sealing up the sewer system to prevent possible underground acts of sabotage against their installations. Today s sewer workers have yet to find a Corpse. However workers like Jean Clumsy known As an ego tier in picture at right have recovered a vast assortment of a Side from their drab functional role Paris sewers have played a. Prominent part in French gastronomic history and been the vivid settings in Many works of literature. Centuries ago the Kings of France utilized the Dank passages for the cultivation of mushrooms. In Victor Hugo s Les miserable the hero on escaping prison1 found Refuge and temporary peace of mifi3 in these subterranean caverns. In recent times their use for such romantic purposes has been Dis articles ranging from diamonds to false Teeth