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: Katya Knyazeva (avezink) wrote,
2017-11-13 17:20:00

Katya Knyazeva
avezink
2017-11-13 17:20:00

Then and Now: Star Garage on Bubbling Well Road

I never knew that a 1910s building is preserved in the middle of the much-changed West Nanjing Road. The Star Garage on Bubbling Well Road, designed by Abelardo Lafuente's firm now houses the Windows bar.

Source: virtualshanghai.net

Source: maps.baidu.com

Tags: 1910s, architects, architecture, auto industry, bubbling well road, international settlement, lafuente, nanjing road, shanghai, then and now

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