Old/Original French Concession Walk

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Distance: 2.29 mi
Elevation gain: 30 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 30 ft
Max elevation: 81 ft
TrailRank: 53
Min elevation: 58 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: 43 minutes
Time: 2 hours 6 minutes
Coordinates: 513
Uploaded: July 14, 2018
Recorded: July 2018

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near Huangpu, Shanghai (China)

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Itinerary description

Historical buildings both residential and commercial in the oldest section of the Former French Conession.

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Chamber pot emptying area

Neighborhood committee posts updates and notices and safety remidners

Sisters , Irish brought lace makin skills to SH which was exported to US as Irish lace.

Convent. Today still lace makers on this street! Or at least clothing,

Maybe affiliated with church

Think church related. Gothic style arches. And the trois-feuilles a reference to holy trinity. On Jinglingrd. Aka Rue du Consulat. Slated for demolition. Under arcades or archways.

Arcades

Decorative pressed glass

First floors commercial.

Art Deco-celebration of urban and Modern building

York house, Speed lines draw the eyes upward. Named this way to attract English speaking ppl bc French population so small

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Wide staircase and terrazzo multi colored tile

Original tile

Nice roof top her was well! Geometric all straight lines!

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St Jospeh’s

St Jospeh’s original built as the providence orphanage. Built by Italian architect. Shut down during cultural revolution and bright back in 1980s. Weekday mass at 7am. And Sundays 2 mass. Not English.

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Was the convent across street

Now an rec center for retired party members

Residence

Original height, weight bearing brick walls. Plastered over some of brick work. Right side building earlier.

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1930s chair

Mirror to keep evil spirits away (ugly)

Wood carving

Empty chamber pot

Old next to demolished

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Slated for demolition

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Lane house for demo.

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Office of demo group.

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High style Art Deco doorway. 1930s SH. Eyebrow—overhang.

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Another classic Art Decodoor

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Inside same door

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Thinnest part of city wall

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RAS collection

Home of RAS former collection. Labels of 1920s in Latin. Was later the natural history museum. Now in a new location.

Zhonghuabank

Hold Zhonghua bank—bought by big eared du. Bankers guild. Big eared du was also part of French municipal govt. Gutted inside. Unusual that front of building faces north. Can see better in PPls. Square.

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Huang Jinglong pock marked Huang —poklice dept was nextdoor. Partner in crime of big eared du, Leonard and Vacaire and cruz designer of bank.all French concession. Most daughter after architects. When built was expected to have archade.