The First Moulin Rouge in Paris Before it Burned Down in 1915
The infamous Moulin Rouge is pictured in 1914. It was the first location for the venue and it would burn down just one year later in 1915. There was a short circuit in a storage room, which quickly spread to the rest of the building. The entire iconic building was lost to the blaze, leaving nothing but a rubble pile of waste behind. The business launched in 1889 by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller. They were also owners of the Paris Olympia.
