Then and Now: Chapei Fire Station 闸北救火会

Posts from This Journal “then and now” Tag

• Gated alleys of Shanghai

  I don't know the exact location of this gated alley photographed in 1909 by Thomas C. Chamberlin, but carved ornaments in the corners under…

• Gascogne Apartments, then and now (1930s vs 2021)

  Historic photo from Bernard Veysseyre family archive, reproduced in Tess Johnston's Frenchtown Shanghai; modern photo from a friend.

• The Lalcaca Residence ("Eden Garden"), 254 Gordon Road (demolished in 2015)

  Image: Duncan Hewitt, 2014. The former Gordon Road, now Jiangning Road 江宁路, between Avenue (West Beijing) and Sinza (Xinzha) Roads. From at…