Shanghai Manholes
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While many have dedicated much time and energy to showcasing the buildings and historical sites of the former International Settlement and French Concession in Shanghai, the purpose of this book is to highlight the forgotten remnants of infrastructure – still dotting the streets – originally installed by the foreign powers that once called Shanghai home.
Since the ending of foreigner controlled concessions in mainland China in the1940s and the reversal of colonialism, Shanghai’s – despite the passage of time, governments, world and civil war, national reclusiveness and “opening up”, rapid development and modernization – former infrastructure, build and maintained by the city’s pervious foreign landlords, can still be found throughout the old boundaries of the concessions.
In many cases these pieces of infrastructure still furnish the English language markings inscribed by Shanghai’s former administrators and they serve as reminders that amidst Shanghai’s new sheen of steal and modern skyscrapers that the city has an international, rich and colorful history.
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A history buff with a soft spot for Shanghai. I have also published some of the datasets I have compiled on Shanghai's Manholes and Hydrants from pre-world war annual reports using Tableau Public. The link is on this page.
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Shanghai Manholes - Shanghai.Manholes
Shanghai Manholes
A modern rambling about Shanghai’s still very present former infrastructure.
By
Todd C. Lowe
Shanghai Manholes
Todd C. Lowe
Copyright 2013 by Todd Lowe
Smashwords Edition
An associate or myself took all photos in this book unless otherwise stated.
ISBN: 9781301096954
Title: Shanghai Manholes
Author: Todd Lowe
Publisher: Smashwords, Inc.
The information and pictures in the book are also available at: http://shanghai-manholes.blogspot.com
Official announcement of the launch of the blog:
Attention fellow manhole-loving comrades:
No longer will you have to spend hours prowling the Internet or streets looking for manholes in Shanghai.
Now Shanghai's best manholes (-covers, fire hydrants & other random bits of infrastructure left behind by the foreign governments that started this city in the 19th century) can be found on one – damn sexy – free website.
That's right! Shanghai-Manholes.blogspot.com is revved-up and ready to be taken for a ride. The site is stuffed full of hot pictures of manholes (-covers, fire hydrants & other random bits of infrastructure) along with information (it's all about the articles, right?) on why and who put them their in the first place.
You wanted manhole and now you got it.
Enjoy,
--Todd
Table of Contents
Introductions
The International Settlements of Shanghai
The Public Works Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council
French Concession or La Concession Française de Shanghai [Changhai]
Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Telephone Company
Shanghai Power Company
Shanghai Gas Co., Ltd.
Yesterday’s Tombstones in Today's Shanghai Parks
Introduction
While many have dedicated much time and energy to showcasing the buildings and historical sites of the former International Settlement and French Concession in Shanghai, the purpose of this book is to highlight the forgotten remnants of infrastructure – still dotting the streets – originally installed by the foreign powers that once called Shanghai home.
Since the ending of foreigner controlled concessions in mainland China