Friday October 6, behind the large perimeter made of security barriers and billboards, passers-by still stop to look at what remains of the carousel which has become, in fifty years of existence, the symbol of Place François- Rude in Dijon, to the point of stealing the spotlight from the man who gave him his nickname, the Bareuzai.
“We know that we are going to leave feathers there”
At the end of the day, insurance experts were on site, in particular to assess the damage. “We know that we are going to leave feathers there,” whispered Christelle Bailly in front of her ride. If we do not yet know what the monetary value of the carousel was, its owner especially emphasizes “the sentimental value”. For the Bailly family, but also for generations of Dijonnais and Côte-d’Oriens. Reflecting the heritage that the carousel represented, solidarity was organized locally from Thursday October 5 (read elsewhere). It has even crossed our borders. “Colleagues from the fairgrounds called us to…
2023-10-06 23:34:33
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