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[[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]] was hosted there when he visited Shanghai in 1879. |
[[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]] was hosted there when he visited Shanghai in 1879. |
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The second-floor was famous for the "Long Bar." This was an unpolished [[mahogany]], L-shaped bar that measured 110.7 feet by 39 feet. On one side of the bar was a smoking room and library, while on the other side was a billiards room. It was famous for being the world's longest bar at one time<ref name="Jackson" />. |
The second-floor was famous for the "Long Bar." This was an unpolished [[mahogany]], L-shaped bar that measured 110.7 feet by 39 feet. On one side of the bar was a smoking room and library, while on the other side was a billiards room. It was famous for being the world's longest bar at one time<ref name="Jackson" />. Noel Coward said, laying his cheek on it, that he could see the curvature of the earth. |
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There were also forty guest rooms on the second and third floors. It later became the Dongfeng Hotel, and even housed a [[KFC]] restaurant from 1990 to 1996. |
There were also forty guest rooms on the second and third floors. It later became the Dongfeng Hotel, and even housed a [[KFC]] restaurant from 1990 to 1996. |
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Revision as of 09:31, 20 October 2010
The Shanghai Club Building is a three-storey neo-classical building in Shanghai along The Bund. The club was originally named 'The Correspondent's Club'.
Structure
The original Shanghai Club was a three-storey red-brick building constructed the British in 1861. The club was rebuilt in 1905[1].
The original Club was torn down and rebuilt in 1910 with reinforced concrete in a neo-classical design. The large first floor dining room had black and white marble flooring, while the entrance staircase used imported white Sicilian marble.
History
The club was a British men's club and was the most exclusive club in Shanghai during the heyday of the 1920s and 1930s. The membership fee was $125 and monthly dues were $9.
United States President Ulysses S. Grant was hosted there when he visited Shanghai in 1879.
The second-floor was famous for the "Long Bar." This was an unpolished mahogany, L-shaped bar that measured 110.7 feet by 39 feet. On one side of the bar was a smoking room and library, while on the other side was a billiards room. It was famous for being the world's longest bar at one time[1]. Noel Coward said, laying his cheek on it, that he could see the curvature of the earth.
There were also forty guest rooms on the second and third floors. It later became the Dongfeng Hotel, and even housed a KFC restaurant from 1990 to 1996.
This restored building will open as the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai in 2010.
See also
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