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In last article we read that EMILE ZOLA moderated the war between DEGAS and CEZANNE. That's curious! As far as I know ZOLA was a Dreyfusard, which means pro-Dreyfuss and DEGAS a heavy anti-Dreyfusard. They had absolutely opposite opinions about politics and human relations. A short explanation. Dreyfus was a Jewish French army officer, falsely accused (after a simulacra of inquiry) of treason according to a not found in his wastebasket. Inquiry found out it was not written by him but another officer named Esterhazy. But the French army, very anti-Semitic didn't drop the charges and Dreyfus was deported to devil's island. This triggered a huge reaction in France, which was soon divided in two parties. The pro-Dreyfus and anti-Dreyfus (led by extreme right and all anti-Semitic factions). Finally F-Dreyfus innocence was recognized and he was re-established in the army. But still until today, anti-Semites claim that he was guilty. 
Well they lie both now at cemetery of Montmartre, DEGAS and ZOLA. Café Guerbois doesn't exist anymore and is replaced by a Maxi-shop selling cheap clothes. The shop with painting accessories still exists, even if they sell only house accessories today. But on the shop front you can still see the mosaic with paintbrushes and palette where it is written "Maison fondée en 1830". It's here that MANET bought his little things.
Back to the rue de Clichy, enter the rue de Clichy and the first street left is the rue de Bruxelles. At 21 bis the couple ZOLA died in 1902 from carbon-monoxide poisoning of what is said an intentional chimney obstruction. Vengeance because of his world known "J'accuse!" (written to defend Dreyfus and criticize heavily the French government and all official departments who led to the unjust condemnation of Dreyfus)
Continue to Place Blanche, where the Moulin Rouge still houses its famous female dancers and singers like JANE AVRIL, LA GOULUE pupil of VALENTIN LE DESOSSE, YVETTE GUILBERT or de female clown CHA-U-KAO. 
This was of course the era of TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, present almost every night. From here cross the boulevard de Clichy. At no.6 DEGAS died in 1917, lonesome and blind. Place Pigalle with La Nouvelle Athenes was the place where Impressionists preferred to come from 1874 on because of the noise made by pool players in the café Guerbois. A certain Picot gave painting lessons in the rue Duperré to JOZEF ISRAELS and JONGKIND. Avenue Frochot is mostly closed but if it is open have a look at no.15. This was the last atelier of TOULOUSE-LAUTREC. He worked and drank too much from 1897 until he died in 1901.
Bibliography
The crisis of Impressionism 1878-1882, by Ann Harbor (university of Michigan)--Visions of City and Country: prints and photographs of 19th century France (Worcester Art museum and New-york, American federation of Arts), Etudes sur Manet (Gazette des Beaux-arts Paris 1959), Manet and the French Imperssionists by T.Duret (trad.J.Flitch, New-York 1971)
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