One of the ugliest modifications is this corner of Fuzhou and Shandong Roads, where the Tai Woo Dispensary 太和大药房 used to be:


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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…
Historic photo from Bernard Veysseyre family archive, reproduced in Tess Johnston's Frenchtown Shanghai; modern photo from a friend.
Image: Duncan Hewitt, 2014. The former Gordon Road, now Jiangning Road 江宁路, between Avenue (West Beijing) and Sinza (Xinzha) Roads. From at…