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After banning greyhound racing and other forms of gambling, the
Communist government purchased the grounds in 1952 and re-constructed the Canidrome. Additional buildings gradually turned the entire race-course into an indoor venue. The existing grandstand, including its auditorium, was retained. Part
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Chinese), owned by the Shanghai Greyhound Racing Club, which was also closed down by the Municipal Council in 1932, and thereafter became a sports stadium, and is now the Jing'an Workers Stadium. The Canidrome, being under French jurisdiction in the French Concession, was the sole survivor
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In 2003, a series of international design competitions were held. A plan was adopted to rebuild the precinct as a park. Certain elements of the original structures will be retained, including the long-span space frame structure over the auditorium, which was, at the time of its construction, the
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Cultural Revolution, the Cultural Plaza served a number of purposes. Its auditorium was used as performance space for films and theatre. It was also used as a conference venue, often housing political conferences and meetings. Beginning from the 1980s, the
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and a mass execution facility. Later it became a theatre and exhibition space before it was demolished in 2006. The original
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and other agitators denounced "class enemies" and figures of authority. In the chaos of the early
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churchmen, non-communist union leaders, property owners, newspaper workers, factory managers, and students. Those to be executed were selected by a committee of 24 communist-appointed "civic leaders". The
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Canidrome was one of three dog racing tracks to be built in Shanghai in 1927–1928. The first was Luna Park ("
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The large, covered space built over the former Canidrome also served as a versatile exhibition space. In 1997, this area became the location of the Shanghai Flower Market.
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and the Chinese team turned into a riot in the Canidrome, and cause 20,000 Chinese spectators to flood the field. As many as 30 people were injured in the game riot.
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government that resumed control of Shanghai did not permit greyhound racing to resume, but the Canidrome was used for sporting and entertainment purposes.
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closed Luna Park down because of concerns about gambling, and thereafter it became a general amusement park. The second was the Stadium ("
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after 1932. It was also the largest of the three stadiums. It was largely financed by Henry E. Morris, Jr., proprietor of the
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