Expressed by the social of the big firms and banks headquarters, department stores, hotels, theaters and cinemas, luxury villas, prosperity is displayed openly. French and English are required to cooperate in the implementation of certain services, such as water supply.
The French government, concerned about the public interest and the improvement of living conditions, relies on scientific and technological progress to increase the collective well-being. However, the city is not very generous and the financing of work that relies on tax revenues, should be complemented by a variety of resources, taxes on opium dens and gambling establishments in particular. Consul and municipality undertake at once roadworks and Planning - 1862 dice, construction of highways and docks are planned in 1880 installed running water - and develop French station TSF Koukaza: Filipetti, Max Broelmann operator, station manager
The wireless connection (wireless)
It had become necessary to ensure the safety of the concession in case of broken links by cable. The post of Shanghai had an undeniable interest because it made possible the communication of general government in Indochina with France by relay station Saigon. French and English are required to cooperate in the implementation of certain services, such as water supply. Thus the French company prospered Tram and electric lighting, large firm's golden age Shanghai. Post and telegraph and wireless, Wireless Telegraphy in Shanghai. are also critical to the development of international trade items.
The French Tramway Company
At the request of the Consul L. Ratard, specifications and a proposed tram network is performed by the engineer of the concession JJChollot (Chief Engineer of the French Concession from 1893 to 1907). This study will then provide the basis on which companies will bid to obtain future concession trams. Decided in 1920, the new power plant is fully completed ten years later. It replaces the old steam plant, too unproductive The building is about 85 meters long and 25 wide and is located on the grounds of the Company, west of Avenue Dubail at its junction with road Zikawei. Inside the new power plant, are five of the most modern era diesel engines, manufactured in Switzerland. They develop a total output of 12,000 horsepower and can produce about 20,000 kilowatts to their full capacity. This power is one of the largest power generation facilities of its kind in Asia. She was born in Shanghai in 1906, the tram, the first lines are open in 1908, the glory of the Company who is also assigned by contract signed in 1908 and for fifty years, the distribution monopoly water in the French concession. The proximity of the International Settlement and the City Streets of Shanghai and tram lines, 1920 requires reconciliations with English - operating a common line in 1909 - as with the Chinese - operating a line in 1915. 1930 the company operates ten lines and has a hundred trams, traffic is increased from two million passengers in 1907 to sixty million in 1928, which have transport cards with their identity and image. With nearly two thousand employees, the Company is the crucible of many claims. A union was created in 1925, which, especially after 1930, came under the control of Du Yuesheng. The leader of the gang of opium, became a notable, pokes or terminate strikes, according to its interests. Latest company to be nationalized, Compagnie des Tramways and electricity is the subject between 1949 and 1953, a unique French-Chinese cooperation at that time.
The architecture
Improving living conditions with running water and electricity for all, public transport, the creation of green spaces in the city are associated with an architecture increasingly modern and conquering, reflecting the business success as individuals. Expressed by the head offices of large firms and banks, department stores, hotels, theaters and cinemas, luxury villas, prosperity is displayed openly. On view of the Bund, the symbol of the financial strength of Shanghai for years 1920-1930, we see, in the left foreground, the Asiatic Petroleum and Shanghai Club facing the War Memorial right then, later, the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank and the Bank with its dome, followed by the customs buildings and bell tower. Later, the Russian-Chinese Bank and the Bank of Indochina. The Bund whose famous silhouette became the emblem of modernity in Shanghai, offers a concentrate of contemporary architecture. The best architects, French, English or American built and there in the 20s, appear the first skyscraper in reinforced concrete and steel structures. The height of a building becomes an expression of the power of the sponsor.
Residence of the O'Neill family
Among these buildings, the headquarters for Ocean Messengers built by Swiss architect Minutti has a strong symbolic place choke point for all who come to Shanghai, as well as the French Sport Circle conducted in 1926 by young architects, Alexandre Leonard and Paul Veysseyre. Their success was such that many orders will follow. Some of their homes and businesses such as Gascony and Bearn are now classified by the municipality of Shanghai, as well as Chung Wai Bank became the museum of the city after 1949, and again assigned to offices in 1994. 1930, Shanghai was at its peak, it was the golden age. Subsequent occupation by the Japanese in 1937 and the Second World War with the decline of the West, plunging the city into isolation and scarcity.
The French government, concerned about the public interest and the improvement of living conditions, relies on scientific and technological progress to increase the collective well-being. However, the city is not very generous and the financing of work that relies on tax revenues, should be complemented by a variety of resources, taxes on opium dens and gambling establishments in particular. Consul and municipality undertake at once roadworks and Planning - 1862 dice, construction of highways and docks are planned in 1880 installed running water - and develop French station TSF Koukaza: Filipetti, Max Broelmann operator, station manager
The wireless connection (wireless)
It had become necessary to ensure the safety of the concession in case of broken links by cable. The post of Shanghai had an undeniable interest because it made possible the communication of general government in Indochina with France by relay station Saigon. French and English are required to cooperate in the implementation of certain services, such as water supply. Thus the French company prospered Tram and electric lighting, large firm's golden age Shanghai. Post and telegraph and wireless, Wireless Telegraphy in Shanghai. are also critical to the development of international trade items.
The French Tramway Company
At the request of the Consul L. Ratard, specifications and a proposed tram network is performed by the engineer of the concession JJChollot (Chief Engineer of the French Concession from 1893 to 1907). This study will then provide the basis on which companies will bid to obtain future concession trams. Decided in 1920, the new power plant is fully completed ten years later. It replaces the old steam plant, too unproductive The building is about 85 meters long and 25 wide and is located on the grounds of the Company, west of Avenue Dubail at its junction with road Zikawei. Inside the new power plant, are five of the most modern era diesel engines, manufactured in Switzerland. They develop a total output of 12,000 horsepower and can produce about 20,000 kilowatts to their full capacity. This power is one of the largest power generation facilities of its kind in Asia. She was born in Shanghai in 1906, the tram, the first lines are open in 1908, the glory of the Company who is also assigned by contract signed in 1908 and for fifty years, the distribution monopoly water in the French concession. The proximity of the International Settlement and the City Streets of Shanghai and tram lines, 1920 requires reconciliations with English - operating a common line in 1909 - as with the Chinese - operating a line in 1915. 1930 the company operates ten lines and has a hundred trams, traffic is increased from two million passengers in 1907 to sixty million in 1928, which have transport cards with their identity and image. With nearly two thousand employees, the Company is the crucible of many claims. A union was created in 1925, which, especially after 1930, came under the control of Du Yuesheng. The leader of the gang of opium, became a notable, pokes or terminate strikes, according to its interests. Latest company to be nationalized, Compagnie des Tramways and electricity is the subject between 1949 and 1953, a unique French-Chinese cooperation at that time.
The architecture
Improving living conditions with running water and electricity for all, public transport, the creation of green spaces in the city are associated with an architecture increasingly modern and conquering, reflecting the business success as individuals. Expressed by the head offices of large firms and banks, department stores, hotels, theaters and cinemas, luxury villas, prosperity is displayed openly. On view of the Bund, the symbol of the financial strength of Shanghai for years 1920-1930, we see, in the left foreground, the Asiatic Petroleum and Shanghai Club facing the War Memorial right then, later, the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank and the Bank with its dome, followed by the customs buildings and bell tower. Later, the Russian-Chinese Bank and the Bank of Indochina. The Bund whose famous silhouette became the emblem of modernity in Shanghai, offers a concentrate of contemporary architecture. The best architects, French, English or American built and there in the 20s, appear the first skyscraper in reinforced concrete and steel structures. The height of a building becomes an expression of the power of the sponsor.
Residence of the O'Neill family
Among these buildings, the headquarters for Ocean Messengers built by Swiss architect Minutti has a strong symbolic place choke point for all who come to Shanghai, as well as the French Sport Circle conducted in 1926 by young architects, Alexandre Leonard and Paul Veysseyre. Their success was such that many orders will follow. Some of their homes and businesses such as Gascony and Bearn are now classified by the municipality of Shanghai, as well as Chung Wai Bank became the museum of the city after 1949, and again assigned to offices in 1994. 1930, Shanghai was at its peak, it was the golden age. Subsequent occupation by the Japanese in 1937 and the Second World War with the decline of the West, plunging the city into isolation and scarcity.
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