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A friend sent these sad photos of the once-beautiful old town neighborhood being torn down and turned into a parking lot. I'm tired of saying the same thing over and over, but I know I'm right. These were not substandard dwellings; they had a rich potential for renewal. They did not have to become run down and remain without toilets in the 21st ( Read more... )

Arcades, boarding houses, pensions, apartments, attics and "pencil cases"...

Link to the article in Chinese: 拱廊、游廊、寄宿公寓：老上海的俄侨住房


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https://magazeta.com/2017/10/arc-verdun-terrace/


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