Jewish Recreation Club [1905-c.1992]
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Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-08-24 19:52
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
1905-01-01
Date Place demolished:
c.1992-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Photos that show this place
 1925 |
 1960 |
 1980 |
Comments
"Built in 1905"
Excerpt from "The Jews of China: v. 1: Historical and Comparative Perspectives":
The Jewish Recreation Club of Hong Kong was built in 1905, a gift from the Kadoorie family. It quickly became the social center of the Jewish community. A description of this club, published in 1925, reflects a picture of a Jewish society very much in tune with the lifestyle of Hong Kong’s British colonial rulers:
This [club| was equipped with something of the comfort characteristic of a social or political club in the West End of London. There was a large and tastefully furnished room with a grand piano, which could serve as drawingroom, concert hall and lecture theatre; there was a billiard room that was seldom neglected, and a bar presided over by a white-jacketed Chinese mixer who could dispense any cocktail you chose.
Demolished 1992
Robinson Place, the building constructed on the site was finished in December 1994 so I went with 1992 as a demolishment date