Destroying Shanghai, one street at a time
Next in line for disappearance is South Yunnan Road 云南南路, the popular snack street, which is scheduled for demolition and redevelopment. As long as there is short-term gain to be had (and mass gatherings to fear), the Shanghai municipal government will continue destroying the city.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/s_224cAaFH-dcZt9u-J8VQ
Corner of Avenue Edouard VII (Yan'an Road) and Rue Palikao (South Yunnan Road):
Image: Arabella Neuhaus.
Montigny Telephone Exchange, which opened in 1931. The building is still standing.
Looking down Yunnan Road in the 1980s:
Image: EditorsCJ flickr
One of the residential lanes off South Yunnan Road in the 1990s:
Image: Guo Bo 郭博.
For modern pictures see this post: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/s_224cAaFH-dcZt9u-J8VQ
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/s_224cAaFH-dcZt9u-J8VQ
Corner of Avenue Edouard VII (Yan'an Road) and Rue Palikao (South Yunnan Road):
Image: Arabella Neuhaus.
Montigny Telephone Exchange, which opened in 1931. The building is still standing.
Looking down Yunnan Road in the 1980s:
Image: EditorsCJ flickr
One of the residential lanes off South Yunnan Road in the 1990s:
Image: Guo Bo 郭博.
For modern pictures see this post: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/s_224cAaFH-dcZt9u-J8VQ