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HKL David House 1921.jpg
Submitted by Paulo
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David House

David House 1921 (Architects Palmer & Turner) fronting onto Des Voeux road at the corner of Pottinger Street, at that time owned by Hongkong Land

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, January 1, 1921
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Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2021-12-22 13:21.

I think the cars look like more from the late 40s or early 50s. Circa 1950.

Submitted by Paulo on Wed, 2021-12-22 15:00.

You are probably correct. This photograph of David Hose was only recently discovered within a Hongkong Land photo album tooked away in a store room, it is also the only photograph of the property with the date 1921 on the rear and details of the Architects. I wonder if the reference to 1921 is a date it was built or aquired by Hongkong Land. Thanks

Submitted by eurasian_david on Wed, 2021-12-22 19:17.

Also visible is the original Chung Yuen Electrical Co. store (founded in 1927, incorporated 1960) at 71 Des Voeux Road, Central next to David House on the left of the photo. 

Submitted by simtang on Thu, 2021-12-23 01:00.

And the beatles cars on the street were only available after 1938.

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2021-12-23 06:05.

David House was on Marine Lot 381. According to the 1922 P.W.D. Report, the office block was completed in the same year. Mention is made of the ground floor of the building being occuped by the Fire Brigade until completion of the nearby Central Fire Station.  This source indicates David House was demolished in 1963.