More pictures from Old Shanghai.

Here are more pictures of Shanghai. Most are taken from the period in which 'Death in Shanghai' is set. The late 1920s and early 1930s.

I do hope you enjoy them. As I discover more, I'll post them here.

A map of the city at this time. Most of the streets bear the names that I use in the book

The Bund. Possibly taken from the roof of the British Consulate. Notice the newly planted trees that are such a symbol of Shanghai today.

A shot of the police form one station, probably taken for a Christmas card. 

A police station on the borders of the French concession on what is now Huai Hai Lu. The building is still extant. Last time I looked, there was a furniture showroom in the ground floor and basement (the old cells) with living quarters above.

Daring Chinese women from the period, wearing the most revealing swim suits.

A European tennis party. Sport played an extraordinary part in the Shanghailanders lives.

A Sikh policeman with Rickshaw drivers in the middle of winter.