Great World

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Description

Image ID	34417
Title	Great World
Year	1931
Estimated date	1931-1937
Estimated period	1930-1937
Collection	Virtual Shanghai
Location	Shanghai FC
Image information
Image type	Black and white photograph
Material form of image	Paper
Note(s)	It was built in 1917 and was the first recreation ground in Shanghai, giving a decisive turn to the Eight Immortals area (Ba xianqiao), transforming it into a commercial zone. The Great World changed its façade three times, in 1924 and in 1931.
Keyword(s) [en]	Great World ; theater ; theatre ; bombing ; entertainment ; leisure ; war ; refugee
Keyword(s) [fr]	Grand Monde;théâtre;bombardement;distraction;loisir;guerre;réfugié;
Environment
District type	commercial
Type of medium	Billboard/Hoarding
Station	Roof, wall, balcony
Street 1	Montigny
Street 2	Edward VII
Building	Great World
Estimated season	Summer
Estimated moment	day

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