Painter and engraver Eugène Delâtre lived and worked on the Rue Lepic.

On December 24, 1898, he won a bet with his friends that his invention was capable of driving up the slope of the Rue Lepic.

As well as winning the bet, Renault received twelve definite orders for the vehicle.

The cabaret became a preferred meeting place and played to a full house every night.

In the Claude Autant-Lara film, La Traversée de Paris (1956), "Martin" (played by André Bourvil) et "Grandgil" (played by Jean Gabin) were pictured in this road during the German occupation of France transporting a jointed pig destined for the black market.