Almost nothing has changed. On July 15, 1957, a team from "French News" took the pulse of the capital on a very hot day. And the least we can say is that the summers follow each other and sometimes are alike in the capital.
From the quays of the Seine to the waterfall in the Bois de Boulogne, the journalist in the commentary paints a biting portrait of Parisians crushed by heat "who crowd" at the edge of the water and who "offer an overwhelming image of mankind". As for the penguins at the Vincennes zoo, according to the inspired commentator, they seem "distressed by nostalgia for their native country despite frequent bathing". Look at this archive.