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On April 10, 1937, North-China Daily News announced that “a splendid addition to the night spots of Shanghai formally opened on Thursday night. So successful was the occasion, that large numbers had to be turned away ( Read more... )

Amid lots of text and numbers there are some interesting views, rare and not:


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Saw this 1946 photo on the Cities in Old Days flickr stream:

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Inspired by the Summer Olympics 2016, here is a selection of photographs that illustrate the sporting life of Russians in Shanghai in the 1930s:


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...from a residential high-rise on Henan Rd/Fangbang Rd.


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Since we were talking about bachelors, here are some of the finest bachelor bungalows and family villas in early twentieth-century Shanghai, before the construction boom. The scale of post-Victorian living was truly awesome.

A Shanghai bachelor's bungalow called "Bridle Path:"

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