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Wanchai & Kennedy Road - 1950s Fred Evans' photos
Submitted by Admin
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Wednesday, January 1, 1958
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1950s Fred Evans' photos
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Submitted by moddsey (not verified) on Sun, 2007-12-16 19:41.
Nice photo of western Wanchai of the junction of Hennessy and Johnston Roads probably taken from the China Fleet Club. The Sailors and Soldiers Home (now the Hotel Wesley) can be seen to the right of picture at the corner of Anton St and Hennessy Road. The spanking white building at middle top is the St. Francis Canossian College on Kennedy Rd. Bowen Rd with its bridge can be seen in the upper left corner. The building directly behind the school with its entrance via Kennedy Road operated as Royden House Senior School in the early 1970s before its relocation to Sing Woo Rd in Happy Valley.

Submitted by Andrew (not verified) on Sun, 2008-12-21 20:20.
Yes, I can confirm that it was taken from a rear window of the China Fleet Club. I took an almost identical photograph in 1958 but from street level.

Submitted by jyl (not verified) on Sun, 2009-08-09 01:57.

Also on the top left, just underneath the Bowen Road viaduct, there's a large white house with a cupola. Today its hidden behind the Hopewell Centre, albeit in a dilapidated state. If I remember correctly its earmarked for redevelopment.

Submitted by David on Sun, 2009-08-09 17:08.

jyl, well spotted. I've made a separate place for it, and added in some extra information about the building.

Regards, David

Submitted by tngan on Fri, 2010-09-03 16:48.

Hi there,

There seemed to be something wrong with the top photo of this threat.  While the smaller frame showed the blue frame should be the full frame, the Zoom frame actually a zoomed-in image, not the full frame.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2010-09-06 21:52.

Fixed now, thanks.