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Canton Road 广东路, 80 years apart

avezink Nov 17, 2021 14:45

1939:

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山东路, shandong road, 广东路, shanghai, then and now, mapping, guangdong road

Next to be demolished: historic Canton Road / Guangdong Lu / 广东路

avezink Mar 04, 2020 10:24

Chinese blogs have begun to alert the public to the impending demolition of the historic neighborhoods on Canton (Guangdong) Road 广东路: https://hot.online.sh.cn/content/2020-03/02/content_9511012.htm

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redevelopment, 广东路, shanghai, pastvu, mapping, demolition, guangdong road

Men carrying concubines in Shanghai brothel district (c. 1905)

avezink May 30, 2019 14:30

Brothel servants are photographed carrying girls along Baoshan Jie (宝善街), the location of many second-tier (yao'er) brothels, which corresponds to today's stretch of Guangdong Road between Henan Road and Fujian Road.

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brothel, 1900s, photography, 广东路, shanghai, prostitution