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1961 Tsim Sha Tsui Back Street

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1961 Tsim Sha Tsui Back Street
Submitted by moddsey. View the original image on Flickr.
Authors: 
Eternal1966
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1961
Gallery: 
1960s Hong Kong
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Submitted by David on Thu, 2017-06-29 16:41.

The sign on the left reads "Princess Billiards Saloon". Does anyone remember where it was?

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2018-02-12 11:31.

 

1960 Tsim Sha Tsui Back Street
1960 Tsim Sha Tsui Back Street, by eternal1966e

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2018-02-12 12:26.

The old houses on the right in the above photos were located on the north side of Granville Road betwen Nathan and Carnarvon Roads as shown below. The buildings immediately behind are fronting Carnarvon Road.

1956 Granville Road
1956 Granville Road, by eternal1966e

The rear view of the old buidlings can be seen below on the right. 

1953 Junction of Kimberley and Carnarvon Roads
1953 Junction of Kimberley and Carnarvon Roads, by Eternal1966

I did get an address for the Princess Billiard Saloon - Mezzanine Floor of the Princess Theatre. The Saloon opened in October 1953. China Mail 3 October 1953 refers. 

For the photo location, looks like there was an alleyway between the PrincessTheatre complex and Granville Road commencing from Nathan Road towards Carnarvon Road at the rear of the old houses as shown below at bottom edge. I think the sign indication for the Saloon can also be seen.

Nathan Road 1954
Nathan Road 1954, by stuartjames5

 

 

Submitted by David on Mon, 2018-02-12 14:31.

Thanks Moddsey, another mystery solved!

Now we know the location, we can see the alleyway on this 1956 map, starting wide then narrowing down: https://gwulo.com/map-of-places#18/22.29991/114.17246/Map_by_ESRI-1956_K...