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: Katya Knyazeva (avezink) wrote,
2019-08-24 09:18:00

Katya Knyazeva
avezink
2019-08-24 09:18:00

Local Nazis had a swimming party... (1932)

The China Press, August 1932:
"Local Nazis had a swimming party in the Embankment swimming pool on Thursday night. Guests were a trifle perturbed because the pool tiling is not swastika paneled."

This newspaper frequently snuck in ironic commentary into its brief news section.

The Embankment Building, which opened in 1932, had a swimming pool. Image: The China Builder.

Tags: 1930s, 1932, shanghai, sports, suzhou creek

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