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Originally Posted by badrunner
re: Mumbai and Shanghai, there's no way they can compete with American cities in raw numbers. There are some prominent colonial buildings but common people in those cities weren't building art deco donut shops and doctor's offices in the 30s. I bet there are so few art deco buildings in those cities that it is possible to catalog every single last one of them (Which, paradoxically, is probably the reason why they are able to claim that they have the 2nd most art deco buildings in the world).
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Actually its precisely that which makes those cities claim the most art deco buildings in the world, not just their grand hotels, apartment complexes and offices. Bear in mind a large chunk of the central city was built in that era, before the wartime moratorium:
Shanghai for example built thousands of shikumen housing in art deco style - check the link:
https://www.google.com/search?client...4dUDCAY&uact=5
https://cdn.citylab.com
www.shanghaiartdeco.net
https://img.theculturetrip.com