6,400 historic images of Shanghai mapped on PastVu

Aug 15, 2024 20:27


We love artistic depictions of old Shanghai as much as we love historic photographs. Below is a selection of drawings, paintings and sketches from the latest hundred uploads. Click on any image to go to its PastVu page and see the address, date and provenance of the image.





Zhang Zhen Xin Sauce Factory 张振新官酱园, on Sinza (Xinzha) Road. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1993475







Sieh Yih Cemetery Church on Rubicon Road, drawn by L. E. Hudec, most likely. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/2019471





Early Racecourse, at its old location, depicted in 1849. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/2029082





The central part of the Bund in the 1870s. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/2034166





A 1984 model of the SECEP building on Nanking Road. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/2042401





A watercolor painting of the King Albert Apartments 陕南邨. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/2047537





Bakerite Chocolate Shop, Bubbling Well Road. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/2095646





An architectural drawing of a small building on Kangping Road. PastVu: https://pastvu.com/p/1987924

For more uploads, see PastVu.

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