Earlier in 2010, while en-route to Morzine, I took my co-travellers to the "art deco café" at Bellegarde train station. A few months after I arrived home Bellegarde was unveiled as the future of French railway stations to come, and so I was curious to revisit the station this winter.
Sadly it would appear that the "art deco café" has gone the way of progress. Before:
After:
Panorama of Gare SNCF, Bellegarde(full 15752×2895 version)
Café, Gare SNCF, Bellegarde
It’s almost like you’ve stepped back through time…