In 1957, the city of Épirey was the second Grésilles bar to emerge, two years after Billardon. But with nearly one hundred additional apartments (three hundred and forty-eight against two hundred and fifty) to meet the need for housing and benefit from the assumption of 85% financing by the State.
It is an understatement to say that this 160-meter-long and 40-wide bar has aged less well than the Cité radieuse by Le Corbusier (Marseille), from which it was inspired. The first rumors of a demolition circulated in 1988, then the announcement was made official, falling like a cleaver: Épirey will disappear on the 1is October 1992.
Almost 400 kilos of explosives used
On D-Day, thousands of inhabitants of Dijon had gathered around the important security perimeter put in place. For many, the event was unmissable. The demolition, carried out by caving in, was indeed announced …
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