A curious photo found on ebay, with a message in Russian on the back.


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The archive of the Naval History and Heritage Command has a great collection of Shanghai photos, available for download in high res.

This panorama of the Bund is from the year 1924 (Custom House still under construction):

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Continuing on the topic of buildings that have long disappeared, here is another forgotten pearl - the 'old' Wheel casino and its successor the Ritz Café.

This image of the Commercial Press under construction, at 26 Paoshan Road, may be showing the casino building in the background:

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Real estate ad from 1924:

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It is difficult to blog without the internet.


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Carlton Cafe moved to a new, larger building on Bubbling Well Road, at the edge of the Racecourse, in 1923. One of the regular events that entertained the public were the boxing matches. After a discussion here I found this cute photo in my stashes:

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https://magazeta.com/arc-ward-building/


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