Over 900 historic photos of Shanghai mapped on PastVu

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• The earliest photograph of Shanghai (1844)

  This recently uncovered daguerrotype from around 1844 is the earliest known photographic image of Shanghai. It shows the Huanlong Bridge 环龙桥 and…

• Over 4,100 historic images of Shanghai mapped on PastVu

  Highlights of this project appear on the Facebook page Mapping Old Shanghai. Here is a selection of some locations from the latest hundred: A…

• Old Italian Club on Great Western Road

  This shot from 1995 shows the old Italian Club in the center (238 West Yan’an Road 延安西路238号), the Hudec-designed autidorium behind it…