Interesting street scene with and ornate lampost and what looks like a cast iron piece of street furniture with a circular sign on top next to the ladder
Street Scene-1945-Pottinger Street
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Submitted by IDJ
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Friday, June 15, 1945
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- Street Scene-1945-Pottinger Street shows Place Junction of Wellington and Pottinger Streets [????- ]
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Re: Street Scene
Probably taken from Wellington Street looking in a northerly direction. The cast iron piece of furniture could have been a vent for the air raid shelter on Pottinger Street with the entrance of the shelter just behind the gathering of people.
Re: Street scene
That's an interesting shot - several interesting photos in this batch you've uploaded, thanks.
I've added a Place above so you can see what other photos we have of this junction. The lampost appears in all, but unfortunately there aren't any more clues about the short cast-iron pole and sign. Something to keep an eye out for in other photos - hopefully the sign will make it clear what it was used for.
Regards, David
Re: Cast Iron Pole
From a 1920s photograph that I have seen recently, the information on the cast iron pole reads:
" In Case of Fire, Break Glass, Pull Knob and Wait, Penalty for Improper Use $50". The lettering below are in Chinese characters.
The pole was a Street Fire Alarm.
Another mystery solved!
Another mystery solved! Thanks Moddsey.
1940s Street Fire Alarm