Shot by an unknown American traveler — possibly a military attache — this home movie footage of Shanghai documents the extent of damage and the urban development in the wake of the World War II, and shows some of the former and current Shanghai landmarks, starting with the Huangpu River. Shown are buildings of Grosvenor House, French Sports Club, the Consulate General of Russia, Jiangwan stadium before its reconstruction, the Jiangwan airfield, the Shanghai Municipal Hospital — apparently being used as US military HQ — and some planned development in Pudong, as a part of the Garden-Cities 1927-1929 Republic of China Greater Shanghai Plan for urban development. This footage is from 1946 – December 1947, taken by an American stationed in Shanghai during the Republic of China in the mainland (Shanghai was taken by the PRC army on 25th of may 1949).
0:16 Flyover of the Huang (Yellow) river, Pudong to the left, Puxi to the right
0:43-1:18 Shanghai from the air, a building, possibly Grosvenor House, flying towards it, some bombardment damage on the low-rise buildings.
1:22-1:37 Flyby of the French Sports Club (Le Cercle des Sports Français)
1:38-2:00 The Bund with stone bridges and sampans
2:14-3:21 The consulate general of Russia with a Soviet flag above it. The building was constructed at 20 Huangpu road in the Bund, in 1917.
2:31 Take towards the US fleet of the so-called Huangpu River flotilla
3:21-3:43 Waibaidu bridge, Shanghai
3:44-4:08 Shanghai Kiangwan airfield, later known as Jiangwan airport
4:09-4:11 New Shanghai Municipal Hospital, as a part of the 1927-1929 Greater Shanghai urban development plan (大上海計劃), to prepare for a possible Olympic games
4:11 unknown building with a low whitewashed wall. Possibly a school.
4:23-4:36 Same Shanghai Municipal Hospital
4:40-4:47 Ground view of Shaghai Municipal Hospital, with the American flag, possibly being requisitioned as the US military HQ
4:48-5:23 Flyover of the bombed-out Jiangwan stadium in Shanghai
5:24-7:15 Jiangwan Stadium, view from the ground, three pan views, each taken from a closer point than the previous one
7:16-7:27 The Bund at dusk
7:28-7:31 Flag of the Republic of China
7:32-10:39 Sampans,junks, steamships, and ocean-going merchant ships on Huangpu
7:46 「放興」Fangxing merchant ship
7:50 Passenger ferry
9:18 Local tramp steamer
10:16「Nihonmaru日本丸」Japanese ship
10:40 Sign – Chung San Eastern 1st road【中山东一路】- geographical center of the Bund
10:49 View from above the Waibaidu Bridge, south-south-westward towards the Bund, Shaghai Clearing House, former Indosuez bank, Yokohama bank etc.
11:04-11:16 View across the river towards the bend where the Pearl of the Orient tower is currently located.
11:18 A Cambodian or a Thai ship, passing the Russian/Soviet consulate general with the Soviet flag floating in the wind.
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