5,700 historic images of Shanghai mapped on PastVu

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Below is a selection from the recent hundred of uploads. Click on any image to go to its PastVu page, which lists the address, date and provenance.

The highlight of the month was mapping the locations in the movie Love and Duty 恋爱与义务 (1931):







Ruan Lingyu and Jing Yan walking on Route Rémi during the filming of Love and Duty (1931). PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1739458





Samarkand Apartments, on Avenue Joffre, featured in the movie. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1739650





Guests arrive at the residence on Avenue Joffre, which still stands at 1893 Middle Huaihai Road. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1738617

And then there were other photos to map:



General Assurance Corporation Limited 英商保眾火險人壽有限公司, on Peking Road. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1720782





Uchiyama Bookstore 内山书店, on Scott Road. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1712622







Uchiyama Bookstore 内山书店, on Scott Road (now Shanyin Lu). PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1712622





Kuhn & Komor, Dealers in Curiosities, at the Palace Hotel on Nanking Road. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1634938





Various means of traffic on East Broadway, in 1949. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1704577



This still from a CBC documentary shows the corner of Route Doumer and Route Paul Henry. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1702708





Family photo taken on Route Delastre, from Liliane Willens’ book Stateless in Shanghai. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1702544





Russian artists posing at the entrance of the Café Renaissance, on Avenue Joffre. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1701644

Facebook page of the project: Mapping Old Shanghai.