The Teddy Bakery on East Jukong Road

The Teddy Bakery was just inside the Settlement on East Jukong Road (or sometimes spelt Ju Kong),up round the back of the railway station. Jukong Road was an external road, but the eastern end was located just inside of the Settlement in Hongkew (Hongkou), where it was really more of an alley. The road was named after a type of Chinese junk-style sailing ship. Being on the edge of the Settlement the road had a reputation as a hangout for petty criminals. Nightclubs and bars proliferated along the road and constantly changed name and ownership – Russians apparently favoured the Red Rose which specialised in gypsy music. There was also Teddy’s Bakery selling ‘Brot, Broethen, Kuchen, Torten and Pralinen’ as well claiming to be a specialist in ‘Deutcsches Schwarzbrot’. It’s now Zhongxing Road but the bread’s just not the same anymore.