Hong Kong Electric Laundry [1950-c.1970]

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Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Fri, 2019-02-22 00:10

Current condition:

Demolished / No longer exists

Date Place completed:

1950-01-01

Date Place demolished:

c.1970-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Probable location of the 'Hong Kong Electric Laundry' which, according to two photographs in the 367 Association gallery and Peter Keely sub gallery, was sited in the nullah.

Photos that show this place

1053

1953

Comments

If my geography and memory is

Permalink Submitted by Sikandar A. Madar on Thu, 2019-02-28 18:13.

If my geography and memory is still correct, the water they receive flows down from Mt. Butler down beside Tiger Balm Garden,under a culvert under Tai Hang Road then next to a man made water-fall beside a True Light Middle School down to Tai Hang Village where a number of local laundry co. constructed pools to use it for cleaning. They would also beat the washings at the side or on the rocks . In the back ground you can see a nullah (culvert) taking the flow to Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter.

Sandy

Thank you Sandy. It's very

Permalink Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Thu, 2019-02-28 18:59.

Thank you Sandy. It's very difficult trying to get an accurate location to put the pin on the map, and I think that the pin appears in slightly idifferent places on the 1952 map and Google Earth, but I tend to preferr the 1952 map for this mainly 1950s generation of images. The straightness of the road on the photograph suggests that this laundry was further down from the Tai Hang Road but the 1952 map, with the blue line across the stream, makes me think that this laundry (I didn't realise that there were several) was quite close below the Tai Hang Road. Please let me know if you think that the pin is correct on the 1952 map. Best wishes, Andrew