Landale Street [1917- ]
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Submitted by David on Tue, 2019-05-14 15:59
Current condition:
In use
Date Place completed:
c.1917-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Named after: David Landale, Director of Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Timeline:
- 1915: Jardine, Matheson & Co. bought the land from the Sisters of St Paul, and built terraced houses on it.
- 1917: Point 46 in the PWD AR for 1927 lists the completion of 47 Chinese houses on "M.L. 23, Praya East, Queen’s Road East, Landale and Anton Streets." This street and Anton Street were opened to give access to the new housing.
- 1919: The first mention of this street in the Jurors Lists:
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c Pang Man-shiu Salesman HK Electric Co Ld 17 Landale Street
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Source: Wanchai: In Search of an Identity, by Carl T. Smith.
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