I cannot imagine the rationale behind chiseling off those horse-head gables from the roof (an attack on the Four Olds?). Otherwise, there has not been much change.
NE corner of Wulumuqi and Yongjia Roads 1932 vs 2018
I cannot imagine the rationale behind chiseling off those horse-head gables from the roof (an attack on the Four Olds?). Otherwise, there has not been much change.
Posts from This Journal “then and now” Tag
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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…
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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.
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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…
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