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| Eastern Terminus at Place du Trocadéro (Click on Image to Enlarge) |
It's an indicator of how happy France was to see America join the war. The decision was made to rename one of Paris's glorious boulevards in honor of President Wood row Wilson—even before the war was won.
The street formerly named the Avenue du Trocadéro was formally rechristened in his honor on 4 July 1918, when all Paris celebrated the American Independence Day and General Pershing sent troops directly from the battlefield to parade through the city.
Avenue du President Wilson runs from Avenue George V just before it crosses the Seine on the Pont de l'Alma to the Trocadéro with its famous overlook of Paris. Two American-themed landmarks shown above are located on the avenue, an equestrian statue of George Washington (dedicated in 1900) and Marche (Market) President Wilson. In 2018 a plaque was dedicated to honor the centennial of the official renaming.
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