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PS 'Gwu lo' is roughly how '古老' sounds in Cantonese. It means 'ancient' or 'old-fashioned'.

Video: Historical development of the Central District

Submitted by David on Tue, 2009-10-20 22:42

Last Saturday, Dr. Patrick Hase gave a very interesting talk on this subject. I managed to catch most of it on my digital camera, and Dr Hase has kindly allowed me to put it up on the internet for all to see. (The presentation slides are available for download too)

It's really worth watching - he obviously knows a huge amount about the subject, and is a very good speaker too (though he was suffering from a heavy cold on this day).

William Ewart TINGLE (aka Billy) [1900-1977]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2009-10-16 14:30
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Tingle
Given: 
William Ewart
Alias / nickname: 
Billy
Birth
Date: 
1900-11-01
Death
Date: 
1977-02-11

These last few months I keep bumping into the name 'Billy Tingle'. Ok so it's an easy name to remember, but I'm also struck by how positive everybody's memories of him are.

RMS Queen Elizabeth: final resting place [????- ]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2009-10-12 21:19

According to this SCMP clipping from IDJ, the remains of the ship now lie beneath Container Terminal 9:

RMS Queen Elizabeth final location

Furama Hotel [1973-2001]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2009-10-09 12:59
Date Place completed: 
1973-08-18
Date Place demolished: 
2001-01-01

1, Connaught Road.

Can anyone confirm the opening date for the Furama? The Emporis website says 1977. But the left edge of this photo dated 1972 shows the building almost finished, so it seems unlikely it would have sat empty for 4-5 years. [Update: opening date set to 1973, see comments below].

Wikipedia says it "closed in November, and was demolished in December 2001."

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Car Park, 1 & 2 Connaught Road [c.1960-c.1971]
Tags: 
hotel
revolving restaurant

Marina House [1935-1980]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2009-10-02 12:11
Date Place completed: 
1935-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1980-01-01

15-19, Queen's Road Central.

Some notes I've found about this building:

1935. The 3rd Dec edition of the HK Telegraph reports that Marina House is complete:

"With every modern convenience and imposing in design, the new building next to the Hongkong Hotel in Queen's Road Central, to be called "Marina House", is now completed and will be ready for tenants to move in on January 1, 1936.

Tags: 
Palmer & Turner

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