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Broadway Mansions
Broadway Mansions
was built as an exclusive art deco apartment block in 1934, but, be-
cause of its commanding vantage point, it immediately became a favourite with military
officers - at first the Japanese, then, after the war, the US.
Astor House Hotel
This landmark edifice was established in 1846 as the Richards Hotel and remained one of
Shanghai's most prestigious hotels during the city's golden years. The Shanghai Stock Ex-
change was headquartered in the hotel's ballroom from 1990 to 1998.
Waibaidu Bridge
Waibaidu Bridge
, which crosses Suzhou Creek to connect Hongkou with the Bund, was
the first steel bridge in China. An earlier bridge, the Wills' Bridge, built in 1856, levied a
