Zwarte Markt, Brussel.

Zwarte Markt, Brussel. Er is een straat in Brussel genaamd `Rue Du Radis` oftewel Radijsstraat die beroemd is om zijn Zwarte Markt activiteiten. Hier is vrijwel alles te koop van Amerikaanse sigaretten tot Jeeps. Foto: Een overzicht van de Radijsstraat, Brussel. 3 Juli 1945. ' Brussels Black Market. There is a street in Brussels called `Rue Du Radis`, Radish Street, that is famous fore its Black Market activities. Here you can buy almost anything from any brand of American cigarettes to a jeep. The Vendors stand along the sides of the curb and offer some visual wares and ask you what you desire, and they can get it for you. Cigarettes cost 40 francs or about 90 cents a packet, Chewing gum runs 25 francs a packet or about 4/6d. There are all kinds of canned meat on sale, most of them from American and British rations. Photograph shows - General view of Radish Street, Brussels. July 3rd 45. '