- The Astor House Hotel
The Astor House Hotel (礼查饭店), known as the Pujiang Hotel (浦江饭店) in Chinese since 1959, has been described as once "one of the famous hotels of the world",and was the first Western hotel in China.[6] Established in 1846 as Richards' Hotel and Restaurant (礼查饭店) on The Bund in Shanghai, it has been at 15 Huangpu Lu, Shanghai, near the confluence of the Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek in the Hongkou District, near the northern end of the Waibaidu (Garden) Bridge, since 1858. (Source Wikipedia) - Pudong and Bund in Smog
Pudong and Bund in Smog - Pudong and Bund in Smog
Pudong and Bund in Smog - The Broadway Mansions
The Broadway Mansions (simplified Chinese: 百老汇大厦; traditional Chinese: 百老匯大廈; pinyin: Bǎilǎohuì Dàshà) is a nineteen-floor Art Deco five star hotel, one of the most famous hotels in Shanghai, China. It's been stated "since the day of its opening it had been one of the sights of Shanghai", and was for over five decades one of the primary symbols of Shanghai. It was once its most visible landmark,Completed in 1934, the same year as the Park Hotel, which is 19 feet taller, it was the tallest apartment building in Shanghai and remained so for several decades. Located near the confluence of Suzhou Creek and the Huangpu River, as well as the northern end of The Bund, it was built by the architectural and engineering firm of Palmer and Turner, and its completion in 1935 signalled the commencement of the high-rise building era in Asia.It was Shanghai's "closest approach to a modern American skyscraper." It commands possibly the best view of the Bund and Huangpu. Originally labelled as "The Broadway Mansions" in 1935, it was renamed Shanghai Mansions by the Shanghai Municipal Council in 1951, but reverted to its original name after China opened up again to the West. The Broadway Mansions has been owned and operated by the Shanghai Hengshan (Group) Holdings Company (上海市人民政府直属的上海衡山集团) since at least 1985. (Source Wikipedia) - The Astor House Hotel
The Astor House Hotel (礼查饭店), known as the Pujiang Hotel (浦江饭店) in Chinese since 1959, has been described as once "one of the famous hotels of the world",and was the first Western hotel in China.[6] Established in 1846 as Richards' Hotel and Restaurant (礼查饭店) on The Bund in Shanghai, it has been at 15 Huangpu Lu, Shanghai, near the confluence of the Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek in the Hongkou District, near the northern end of the Waibaidu (Garden) Bridge, since 1858. (Source Wikipedia) - JPEG sLARGE L1007984
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Photo Shanghai - Glen Line Bldg. - Former German Consulate
Bund No.28: Glen Line Building. It also housed the P.& O. Banking Corporation. In 1941 it was confiscated by the Japanese and given to the Germans, who used it as their consulate. The consulate's entry was a side entrance on Peking Road No. 2. In 1945 the American consulate occupied the premises. the American Information Service remained on the ground floor until 1949. - JPEG sLARGE L1008007
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Photo Shanghai - Glen Line Bldg. - Former German Consulate
Bund No.28: Glen Line Building. It also housed the P.& O. Banking Corporation. In 1941 it was confiscated by the Japanese and given to the Germans, who used it as their consulate. The consulate's entry was a side entrance on Peking Road No. 2. In 1945 the American consulate occupied the premises. the American Information Service remained on the ground floor until 1949.