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: Katya Knyazeva (avezink) wrote,
2020-10-22 20:44:00

Katya Knyazeva
avezink
2020-10-22 20:44:00

Wayside Market then and now, 85 years apart

Wayside Market, on Chusan (Zhoushan) Road 舟山路, built in March 1935 to replace the old building.

Soon after the completion, in 1935:

Awaiting demolition in 2020. Photo by Shanghai Architecture Wandering 走跳上海建築.

See more THEN AND NOW comparisions.

Tags: 1930s, 1935, architecture, demolition, hongkou, market, redevelopment, shanghai, then and now, 虹口区

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