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Tenements and shops
Submitted by Andrew Suddaby
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Andrew Suddaby

There were still quite a few of the pre-war four storey buildings in Wan Chai.  Can anyone identify the location of this one?

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, July 25, 1981
Gallery: 
1981 Andrew Suddaby's photos
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Submitted by tngan on Wed, 2015-09-30 19:10.

Hi there,

That Mahjong School gave the position as where Tonnochy Road meets Lockhart Road despite it had moved a bit east, just to the next store front.

T

Submitted by philk on Wed, 2015-09-30 19:32.

Are we facing east or west? Here are some screen caps from 1967 showing Tonnochy and Lockhart looking southeasterly. Not sure there is a match, so perhaps this is looking west?

http://hongkongandmacaufilmstuff.blogspot.hk/2014/07/kill-dragon-jack-pa...

Submitted by tngan on Wed, 2015-09-30 19:39.

Hi Phil,

The photographer was on Lockhart Road East bound, facing south.  The other road by the right was Tonnochy Road.  My previous capture from Google Maps should have shown the approximate location of the Google car when it took the collective pictures a few years ago.

T

Submitted by philk on Wed, 2015-09-30 21:00.

thanks Thomas, I had neglected to notice your link :-( Now I see where you meant and as it happens you CAN see that same building on the screen caps! Excellent stuff. Many thanks.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Wed, 2015-09-30 21:27.

Hi Thomas and Phil.  I got a bit lost in your conversation about the buildings but, checking on my images, I see where they were.  If you look at my photograph Lockhart Road (directly underneath the Waffles or Doughnut one) you'll just see an old pillar at the extreme right that also appears on the old building shown in Tenements and shops.  You and Moddsey are  excellent at pinpointing things. Well done!  Andrew