1.0Innovation Network for Communitieshttps://in4c.netPete Plastrikhttps://in4c.net/author/pete-plastrik/What Shanghai's Park Hotel Reveals - Innovation Network for Communitiesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="l5S7uEawlK"><a href="https://in4c.net/2017/12/shanghais-park-hotel-reveals/">What Shanghai’s Park Hotel Reveals</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://in4c.net/2017/12/shanghais-park-hotel-reveals/embed/#?secret=l5S7uEawlK" width="600" height="338" title="“What Shanghai’s Park Hotel Reveals” — Innovation Network for Communities" data-secret="l5S7uEawlK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://in4c.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Park-Hotel-Front.jpg320240SHANGHAI — When the 22-floor Park Hotel was built here in 1934 it was the tallest building in the city—and it stayed at that lofty peak for nearly 50 years. I’m here  exploring this handsome art deco building for a personal reason and a professional one. I imagine that 77 years ago my father, Stanley […]