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Shady Story. The name 'Malombré' comes from a humorous story. In 1853, a banker named David Lenoir built a villa and cut down three plane trees, saddening his…

Location: Malombré area, Geneva, Switzerland

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The name 'Malombré' comes from a humorous story. In 1853, a banker named David Lenoir built a villa and cut down three plane trees, saddening his wife. She had 'mal ombré' (poor shade) painted on the gate, which eventually became the name of the area.

Source: Anecdotes du quartier de Champel

Shady Story — Geneva, Canton of Zurich

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