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1950s Des Voeux Road Central near Ice House Street
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Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Sunday, January 1, 1950
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- 1950s Des Voeux Road Central near Ice House Street shows Place Junction of Ice House Street & Des Voeux Rd C. [????- ]
- 1950s Des Voeux Road Central near Ice House Street shows Place Royal Buildings South / King Edward Hotel / Chung Tin Building [1902-c.1953]
- 1950s Des Voeux Road Central near Ice House Street shows Place Bank of East Asia Building (2nd Generation) [1935-1980]
- 1950s Des Voeux Road Central near Ice House Street shows Place National Commercial & Savings Bank Building / Kwok Man House [1933-????]
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1910s Des Voeux Road Central near Ice House Street
Alexandra House
Facing Chater Rd/Ice House St was the Royal Building originally containing the Savoy Hotel .
Facing Des Voeux Rd/Ice house St was the King Edward Hotel, of which there are many postcards. After the 1929 Fire, Savoy was renamed Hotel Cecil, and ... )
From:
Far Eastern economic review - Page 311 - 1956
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The remainder of the site was occupied by the Chung Tin Building and Cecil Hotel .... Chung Tin Building was at one time the King Edward Hotel. . It was the scene of a big fire involving heavy loss of life in 1929. The interior was afterwards reconstructed to accommodate offices....
Also see: "Hongkong Land 1889/1989" book
three old buildings on a triangular site formed by Des Voeux Rd, Chater Rd and Ice House St - Alexandra building, Royal building and Chung Tin Building - were demolished and the 13-storey Alexandra House was erected.