Itinerant bohemian photographer, Francois Massal (died in 2007), recently rediscovered when an exhibition of his work was mounted in 2014 in the Chateau de Favieres by his companion, Colette Macintos. In his archives are pictures of Brion Gysin, Madame Rachou and other Beat Hotel residents. Chez Jean in Boulevard St-Germain, on a very cold night where the diners sat wearing their coats. The entrance to the restaurant was in the Cour du Commerce Saint-Andre, 6e arrondissement, Left Bank, Paris, France, winter 1957.