FROM 1930s toys to beepers in the 1990s, family treasures and collections are on show at the city’s first lilong museum that opened in Jing’an District yesterday.

Xiwang Garden Lane Museum is tucked away in the century-old Xiwang residential compound at Lane 68 on Fengxian Road. Xiwang, built in 1911, is a typical Shanghai lane-style neighborhood, known by locals as lilong, that fuses Eastern and Western flavors. It houses 12 British Queen Anne-style buildings that are situated on interconnected lanes.

Its history is told on noticeboards and in old photos in the museum.