New on Gwulo: 2022, week 16 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

New on Gwulo: 2022, week 16

A look at the latest additions to Gwulo...
 

General
 

  • Memories of:
     
  • Readers are looking for any information about:
     
    • How old is this stone marker near Luk Keng:
      Stone Marker 朱藍山界
      Stone Marker 朱藍山界, by Paul Tsang

       
  • The 'explosion' reported at the West Point gasometer in 1934 wasn't actually an explosion.
     
  • Upgrade update: A slight change of plan - I've finished the core pages for Photos, Places, and People, and had originally planned to open up the new site for feedback when I got this far. I've decided it is better to get the rest of the pages (Organisations, Streets, etc.) working before I open up the new site, then I can concentrate on responding to feedback instead of trying to juggle that with finishing the other pages. I'm currently working on the 'Book / Document', and 'Page(s) from Book / Document', and then will work my way through the other page types until they are all done.
    At the same time I've put in an order to the hosting company to move us to a larger server, so it has enough space to host both the current and the upgraded websites at the same time. The Gwulo website will be offline for several hours during the middle of this week, while the hosting company makes the changes.

 

Places


Kowloon

LizB has been busy documenting Kowloon's industrial sites. If you can add any photos, facts or memories to these places, please click through to their page and leave a comment there.
 

New Territories
 


 

People
 


 

Photos
 

1948 Exterior of Nan Yang cotton mills.
1948 Exterior of Nan Yang cotton mills., by eatsee13

 

Lingnan at Fung Fai Terrace 1923-1928
Lingnan at Fung Fai Terrace 1923-1928, by simtang

 

Moddsey notes this may show the Peninsula Hotel getting it's wartime camouflage paintjob replaced at last:

peninsula_hotel_1950s.jpg
peninsula_hotel_1950s.jpg, by danielwettling

 

Floating clinic
Floating clinic, by terewong

 

Princess Garden restaurant, 1950s
Princess Garden restaurant, 1950s, by danielwettling

 

Shatin Heights hotel, 1950s
Shatin Heights hotel, 1950s, by danielwettling

 

1951 Christmas party at Jubilee Buildings.
1951 Christmas party at Jubilee Buildings, by Ernest Robinson

 

1956 Junction of Hennessy and Luard Roads
1956 Junction of Hennessy and Luard Roads, by durendal1

 

1956 View Above Arsenal Street from China Fleet Club
1956 View Above Arsenal Street from China Fleet Club, by durendal1

 

Nathan Road - Mongkok
Nathan Road - Mongkok, by durendal1

 

Grand Hotel in the early 60s
Grand Hotel in the early 60s, by Unknown

 


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