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Street Scene

Street Scene
Submitted by mike
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, January 1, 1963
Gallery: 
1960s Mike Cussans' photos
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Submitted by lolau on Fri, 2013-03-15 11:58.

If you can read the Chinese characters, you will the the photo is finished in a reverse side.

Submitted by tngan on Fri, 2013-03-15 12:32.

Hi there,

After flipping the photo horizontally one of the shop signs read 九龍 三利隆粉麵廠 (Sam Lei Lung Noodles Manufactory)  This shop still exist today, I believe, and its current address is #2N Nelson Street in Mongkok.  These traditional shops tends to stay in the same district after redevelopment.  So I believe the photo was taken generally in Yaumati/Mongkok/Taikoktsui area.  Need to study the photo for further clues for a more likely location.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 2013-03-15 14:02.

Would the tall buidling under construction be the HSBC branch at the corner of Argyle St and Nathan Road?

Submitted by CHM on Fri, 2013-03-15 16:26.

Cant' be HSBC Mong Kok Building as to be able to see the short side of the building from the front and long side of the bldg on the side you would have to be either on Nathan Road or parallel to it...  I was checking the Nelson Street location of the noodle shop using Google Map street view.  The noodle shop could actually be in the same location as before, meaning this view is looking east down Nelson Street, at the junction with Canton Road.  The building under construction is the Bank of East Asia building at Nathan Road.  Nelson Street used to be a through street until Langham Place extinguished it.  Just a guess.

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2013-03-16 14:23.

I've flipped it horizontally.

Submitted by ymsitt on Fri, 2021-10-01 21:17.

This is Shanghai Street viewing from Austin Road. The building under construction is Vincent House in Jordan Road, still exists today.