Local residents have contributed more than 100 old pictures of Zhongshan Park in response to picture-collecting project launched by the park in August.
Zhongshan Park, built in 1914, was known as Jessfield Park and Zhaofeng Park in the past.
Some scenic spots  in the park were destroyed in the 1960s including a sculpture of Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin, a bronze bell and a sculpture of a deer.
Even some old workers at the park could not remember how the park looked in the past when they were told some of its old scenic spots would be rebuilt.  So the park turned to the public, calling for old pictures of Zhongshan Park, according to Chen Jianming, an official with the Shanghai Changning Park Greening Construction Developing Co Ltd.
"It's beyond our expectation that so many people sent us their pictures. They are all precious," Chen said. "The oldest picture contributed dates back to 1937. We hope we can rebuild these scenic spots from these pictures."