During the twenty years between the world wars Warsaw experienced a shift from being a provincial Russian city to becoming a modern, fun-loving capital; a city somewhat dirty and, at times, dangerous, but full of life. In the nationwide-famous cafés people discussed poetry, the novelty of voiced movies and the latest designs of the Diamentsztejn and Kulik hat manufactures. Elegant wives of state officials strolled along the river boulevards watching the Vistula sand-diggers at work. In the working-class district of Powiśle kinds ran barefoot playing “the dime”. That whole world ceased to exist when World War II broke out. Try to find its surviving remnants.
Starting point: Stand in front of the Marshall Piłsudski monument, next to the Europejski hotel (ul. Tokarzewskiego-Karaszewicza, by the Piłsudski Square)