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1933: From slaughterhouse to lifestyle house

The 74 year old slaughterhouse that stands on 10 Shajing Road (虹口区沙泾路10号) in Hongkou has been remade as 1933, a lifestyle and design center. Some of the brains behind this new development include Paul Liu, formerly of Three on the Bund, an... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Sat, Nov 17 2007

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14 Feb 08 visit Slaughterhouse Shanghai  »  YouTube videoDanwei.org presents episode 3 of The Shanghai Beat: A Show About Urban Life in Modern Shanghai. In this episode, titled "Slaughterhouse Shanghai," we spend an afternoon talking with visitors and exhibitors, and taking a closer look at the 1933-built city...
02 Jun 07 visit Artist colony scrapped in favor of luxury goods market  »  Shanghaiist The Shanghai Daily and local media report that a historic slaughterhouse located at 10 Shajing Rd in Shanghai's Hongkou district is set to open in July as a luxury shopping shopping center featuring "house jewelry and car shops". The old slaughterhouse,...
25 Feb 08 visit 1933: Where's the beef?  »  Shanghaiist The handsome former slaughterhouse building "1933" is an Art Deco landmark in Hong Kou. which we've written about twice before. Apart from the occasional exhibition, its doors remain closed to the public, so we spent Saturday taking a peek around to see...
19 Nov 07 visit SICIW and more on the slaughterhouse abattoir  »  Shanghaiist The 3rd annual Shanghai International Creative Industry Week is going on through Wednesday the 21st. We went to opening night last Thursday and were able to get a sneak peek into the 1933 building mentioned a few posts back, where some of the exhibitions...
14 Oct 08 visit Africa in Shanghai  »  Shanghaiist A museum designed to help Chinese people learn about all things African has opened up in Shanghai, says Xinhua:The Museum for An Experience of African Lifestyle, which is now in open to the public, is Located on Xianggang Road near the Bund. An...
29 Jun 07 visit Do you know what your pigs are eating?  »  Shanghaiist The Year of the Pig has brought with it many pig-related problems it seems. Reports have surfaced that Beijing police have raided a village where live pigs were force-fed wastewater to boost their weight ahead of a trip to the slaughterhouse. According to...

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