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1940s Prince Edward Road

1940s Prince Edward Road
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Thursday, January 1, 1948
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A very clear shot of how Kowloon Tong was once upon a time

More spires and towers than Rome. Left to right:

Christchurch Anglican, Waterloo Road

Maryknoll Girls School

Saint Teresa's R.C. Church

La Salles Boys' School

If some developer had not built a block of flats on the eastern corner of Kadoorie Ave and Prince Edward Rd. that is the very  view we would have had from our fourth floor flat in Grand Court between 1964 and 68.

Nick