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1950s Percival Street & New York Cinema

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1950s Percival Street & New York Cinema
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From 1954-55 showing the junction of Percival St and Hennessy Rd with New York Cinema in the background. The movie Mad about Men was released in late 1954.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 23, 1955
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1950s Hong Kong
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Submitted by Raymond Lo (not verified) on Sat, 2007-12-29 21:27.
This picture was probably taken on 23rd January,1955,the opening date of the New York Theatre.

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2009-02-19 12:25.

View of the general area from the 1960s. Note the former Daimaru sign and the China Products Store.

 

1960s Hennessy Rd/Percival Street & New York Cinema

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2010-07-05 12:47.
Nice pic.! The car is a late 1940s Ford Anglia btw! :)

Submitted by Lam (not verified) on Fri, 2011-01-07 20:03.

Who was the owner of this theatre?

Thanks