Kowloon Godowns/Temporary Railway Station [c.1904-c.1920]
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Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2021-08-29 00:51
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
c.1904-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished:
c.1920-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Built on Kowloon Marine Lot 74. In about 1904, when the reclamation at Kowloon Point was finished, the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company built a twin-gabled godown on this lot.
When the Kowloon Canton Railway opened on the 1st October 1910, the tracks temporarily ran along the route where Salisbury Road was planned to be built. The godowns were rented by the KCR to serve as a preliminary station. Additionally, two matshed buildings were erected (source industrialhistoryhk).
After the opening of the permanent station building, the godowns and matsheds were demolished. Demolition date is unknown, possibly before the Peninsula Hotel was built (1920 is a guess). See this photo from 1927.
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