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Nathan Road Kowloon 1958

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Nathan Road Kowloon 1958
Submitted by harigger

A view along Nathan Road, Kowloon in 1958.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Wednesday, January 1, 1958
Gallery: 
1958-9 Eddie Edwards' photos
Connections: 
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Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2013-12-09 01:23.

Hi there,

Is that the Old Mongkok Police Station?

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by harryhktc on Mon, 2013-12-09 07:01.

Yes, it is.

Playing Field Road junction up on the right.

H.

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2014-03-23 10:44.

Similar view as seen here I think the location was near Mong Kok Road on Nathan Road.

Submitted by David on Sun, 2014-03-23 22:11.

Does this show the old Mong Kok police station between Mong Kok Road and Fife Street, or a building at the site of the current Mong Kok police station between Prince Edward Rd W and Playing Field Road? I'm not sure how to tell them apart.

Regards, David

Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2014-03-24 12:25.

Hi there,

I believe the photo is showing the old Mongkok Polica Station.  The photographer was somewhere near the junction of Prince Edward Road and Nathan Road facing North.  The side street shown in the background should be Playing Field Road, as mentined by Harry.  Phil has a screen capture from a film in his blog showing roughly the same location.

Thanks & Best Regards,

T

Submitted by David on Mon, 2014-03-24 16:16.

Thanks Thomas, that confirms the location.

I've made a Place for the other Police Station at:

http://gwulo.com/node/19464

I found a photo of it on Flickr, that shows it was a much smaller building than this one.

Regards, David

Submitted by OldTimer on Sat, 2015-02-07 00:02.

That could be No. 6 bus, and the lower deck gave a good view of the front entrance.  I think towards its southern corner there was another entrance enough to fit a small car but rarely used.  How that big roof-top sign could withstand typhoons is a "local" wonder.  The first time I rode a bike (20 cents/30 minutes) on Nathan Road was nerve-racking.