The Far Side of the Sky Images
Conte Biancamano
Esther motioned to the Conte Biancamano. “She’s a gorgeous ship, isn’t she, Hannah?” “It’s so huge,” Hannah murmured. Franz shared his daughter’s awe. By far the largest of the vessels moored at the wharf, the Conte Biancamano’s white hull cut an imposing figure as her bow nosed out into the harbor like a skyscraper flipped on its side.
Source: Kalla, Daniel (2012-06-05). The Far Side of the Sky (Shanghai Series) (Kindle Locations 1835-1839). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition.
The French Concession
Her [Sunny's] route took her through the heart of the French Concession, the wedge-shaped residential district that ran west from the Whangpoo River along the southern border of the International Settlement. The concession, known by many locals as simply “Frenchtown,” had been under French sovereignty since the mid-nineteenth century, and the Gallic imprint was everywhere, from its street names, architecture, and parks to the police officers dressed in the style of Parisian gendarmes. Only the French themselves were missing. They were outnumbered almost a hundred to one by the Chinese.
Source : Kalla, Daniel (2012-06-05). The Far Side of the Sky (Shanghai Series) (Kindle Locations 1543-1547). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition.
Location of the French Concession
1935 Map of Shanghai illustrating the location of the French Concession
The French Concession
The Country Hospital in Shanghai
Sunny arrived at the Country Hospital half an hour early for her shift. Enjoying the sunshine, she strolled around the hospital’s perimeter, stopping to admire the building where she had worked since the Japanese invaded Hongkew. The neoclassical Renaissance design was striking enough to compete with any of the grand edifices lining the city’s famous riverfront Bund. Rumors continued to swirl that the hospital’s anonymous benefactor was Sir Victor Sassoon, an Iraqi Jew and the city's most influential tycoon.
Source: Kalla, Daniel (2012-06-05). The Far Side of the Sky (Shanghai Series) (Kindle Locations 1553-1554). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition.
The Garden Bridge (The Waibaidu Bridge)
Mah Soon Yi hesitated at the walkway leading onto the Garden Bridge. The steel double-tress bridge marked Shanghai's geographical center spanning Soochow Creek (Suzhou Creek) where it interested the Whangpoo River (Huangpu River). The city was built along the wst bank of the Whangpoo....The Garden Bridge connected Shanghai's most vital districts: the International Settlement and the French Concession to the south of Soochow Creek, and Hongkew to the north.
Source: Kalla, Daniel (2012-06-05). The Far Side of the Sky (Shanghai Series) (Kindle Locations 1259-1262). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition.
View to Hongkew
The Cathay Hotel on the Bund
Lady Leah pointed across to a high-rise with a green pyramid roof. Its tall mullioned windows reflected back the Conte Biancamano’s smokestack as the ship floated by. “That is the Cathay Hotel. Built by the most famous Jew in Shanghai—possibly the city’s best-known inhabitant—Sir Victor Sassoon.”
Source: Kalla, Daniel (2012-06-05). The Far Side of the Sky (Shanghai Series) (Kindle Locations 2217-2219). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition.
The Cathay Hotel (1935-1936)
from Sir Ellice Victor Elias Sassoon papers and photographs
The Peace Hotel today, formerly known as the Cathay Hotel
