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: Katya Knyazeva (avezink) wrote,
2019-08-30 12:27:00

Katya Knyazeva
avezink
2019-08-30 12:27:00

Then and Now: Corner of Broadway and Minhong Road, 90 years apart

It was delightful to discover that the two-story commercial building on the northeast corner of Broadway (now Daming Lu 大名路) and Minhang Road (闵行路) is still standing, which is more than can be said about Eddie Cafè on the opposite side. Click any image to be taken to its location.

1930:

2019:

Tags: 1930, 1930s, 2019, broadway, hongkou, shanghai, then and now, 虹口区

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Then and Now: Corner of Broadway and Minhong Road, 90 years apart

Posts from This Journal “then and now” Tag

Gated alleys of Shanghai

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

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

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