Truly Criminal – The Murder of Eliza Shapera in the Shanghai Trenches, 1907 – The Footnotes
Posted: April 24th, 2015 | 1 Comment »Those who like their Shanghai history on the seedy and criminal side may be interested in a piece I have in a new true crime anthology – Truly Criminal – from the UK Crime Writers’ Association and published by The History Press. It concerns the murder of an East European prostitute known as Eliza Shapera in 1907 in the notorious red light district north of Soochow Creek (Suzhou Creek) called The Trenches. The wasn’t room in the article for footnotes so for anyone who’s read the piece here are some references to the places and roads mentioned and their current names that may be of interest.
Woosung Road – Wusong Road
Scott Road – Shanyang Road/Shande Road
Kiangse Road – Jiangxi Road
the junction of Szechuan Road and Dixwell Road- Sichuan Road North and Liyang Road
Hongkew Park – Lu Xun Park
Yangtsepoo – Yangpu
Hongkew – Hongkou
Whangpoo River – Huangpu Rover
the Astor House Hotel – Pujiang Hotel
Siccawei- Xujiahui
Pootung – Pudong
Sawgin Road – Shajing Road
Hello Paul, your blog is really fascinating. I was doing some research on North Szechuan road around HongKew Park and found many valuable informations. But I cannot find on a map of today Shanghai where is Shanyang lu/ Shande lu (the Scott road present location). Could you give me a clue? Many thanks.