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1930s Kowloon Tong
Submitted by moddsey
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, January 1, 1935
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1930s Hong Kong
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Submitted by Derek on Tue, 2012-03-13 02:56.

What is the source of this photo? 

Submitted by lolau on Thu, 2012-07-26 09:21.

Which road is it in the picture?

Submitted by tngan on Thu, 2012-07-26 10:39.

Hi there,

Based on the sharp turn and the skyline it is likely the junction of Cumberland Road and Rutland Quadrant.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by philk on Tue, 2012-09-11 13:11.

I was walking around KT the other day and saw that there are still some of the original houses around.

Edit: One of the houses seen above (immediately behind the bus) is still there, albeit with the upper balcony blocked in.

Original KT house on corner of Rutland and Cumberland

Submitted by Smarty on Mon, 2021-03-29 21:09.

From the direction of the lion rock mountain and the coordinates of the road. It seems to be the current Essex & Cumberland road. The house with the black roof top( second on the right) is still there though.

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 2021-03-31 02:57.

Greetings.  In the main/top photo, the view along Cumberland Road aims at somewhere between Lion Rock and Beacon Hill, which matches well from looking at the 1952 contour map and 1956 street map.  Though not a technical point, this area is how I remember when I rode my bicycle here in the 1950s.

At Cumberland and south of Essex, the road is more aiming to the north-northeast hence closer towards Lion Rock.  The 1956 map shows a triangular shape garden at this junction, and there was no garden at Rutland-Cumberland.  Regards,  Peter

Submitted by philk on Wed, 2021-03-31 04:02.

It's definitely Rutland Quadrant and not Essex Crescent