Mayor of the 3rd arrondissement since 1995, Pierre Aidenbaum is an authentic child of the Marais: he grew up and lived in the 3rd and 4th arrondissements, attended their various schools, then established his business (an accessories store: hats, small leather goods, umbrellas) in the neighborhood. This is where his legitimacy as a local elected official comes first.
Added to this are the two major projects of his successive mandates. “Two successes” he rightly says. The first is to have resurrected the Enfants Rouges market by capitalizing on the mobilization of the neighborhood's residents who opposed the crazy project of its predecessor, namely transforming the oldest covered market in France into a parking lot!
The second is the rehabilitation of the Carreau du Temple. Built for the first Paris Fair in 1904, it is today a cultural venue which hosts fifty associations and important artistic or promotional events.
To le Marais Mood, Pierre Aidenbaum recalls his Marais childhood. A real memory machine.
