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Windsor Hotel / Connaught House / Astor House / St. Francis Hotel [????-????]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2009-11-03 22:42

13, Queen's Road Central.

It looks as though this building changed hands several times. In a 1909 advertisement it is described as 'Aster House (Late Connaught Hotel)'. Then Moddsey notes that later it changed it's name from Astor House to the St. Francis Hotel. Despite the change of name, it's function stayed the same - a hotel.

The 1909 advertisement uses the spelling 'Aster' throughout, even for the 'Telegraphic Address'. However in all other references I've seen, it is spelled 'Astor'.

Tags: 
hotel

Wandering thru old Kowloon - Ho Man Tin Hill 1951

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2009-11-01 18:22
  • 0:00 - 0:20: Various short clips around Tsim Sha Tsui
  • 0:21 - 1:43: Although the title describes it as shot in Kowloon, this section shows the old Luna Park amusement park in North Point.
  • 1:44 - 2:00: Ho Man Tin Road
  • 2:00 - end: Squatter village behind Ho Man Tin Road
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Gloucester Building / Gloucester Hotel [1932-1977]

Submitted by David on Sat, 2009-10-31 23:08
Date Place completed: 
1932-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1977-01-01

I had the feeling that the Gloucester Building and Gloucester Hotel were two separate places (or possibly different buildings on the same plot). But the first mention of the hotel in the newspapers was the 4 Aug 1935 issue of the Sunday Herald, noting a wedding reception held there. That means the Gloucester Building and Gloucester Hotel were in existence at the same time.

So was the Gloucester Hotel the business name for the 'apartment house' described in the Feb 1932 clipping below?

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Hongkong Hotel, North Wing [1892-1926]
Tags: 
hotel

Gwulo sells out

Submitted by David on Fri, 2009-10-30 12:10

You'll have noticed that Tuesday's photo is a bit different from the usual. But what won't have been obvious is that it's a first step towards selling old photos on Gwulo.com. Here's the story so far....

The Hong Kong Heritage Project

Submitted by hkheritageproject on Wed, 2009-10-28 10:52

The Hong Kong Heritage Project (HKHP) was established in 2007 by Sir Michael Kadoorie with the mandate of safe-guarding the history of Kadoorie businesses, both past and present. Since then, HKHP has develo

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