Before the War
Nanking Road
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The Great World
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Raymond Vibien Family Album
The famous lion’s paw outside the bank, rubbed for good luck.
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The novel’s Royal Theatre is based on the Paramount Theatre, shown here in the 1930s.
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The Paramount Theatre today, the only major jazz venue still standing.
Public Domain.
The Canidrome Yards
Photo courtesy of Buck Clayton Collection; Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Canidrome Menu and Playbill
Image courtesy of Buck Clayton Collection; Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri – Kansas City