Image: North-China Sunday News, Feb 28, 1932.
This map was published in the aftermath of the "Shanghai Incident," during which the residential district of Chapei (Zhabei) was incinerated.
Hand-drawn aerial map of Shanghai, seen from the north
Image: North-China Sunday News, Feb 28, 1932.
This map was published in the aftermath of the "Shanghai Incident," during which the residential district of Chapei (Zhabei) was incinerated.
Posts from This Journal “1930s” Tag
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"Spies are caught in Shanghai": Wujin Road in two images 85 years apart Top image: Spaarnestad; bottom image: Baidu. In 1932 Lane 502 Wujin Road 武进路502弄, in the northern district of Shanghai, served as a backdrop…
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A fantastic aerial photo of downtown Shanghai (1937) Click the image to see it huge! Source: Spaarnestad. I tried to place selective captions right under the buildings, choosing only those that…
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An understated masterpiece from 1930: I.S.S. (Normandie) Annex and Garage This architectural drawing shows the proposed Annex to the I.S.S. Apartments and the innovative two-story garage with a ramp, by Lèdreaux…
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