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

Chinese Methodist Church, Wanchai

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2009-08-06 12:23
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
Chinese Methodist Church, Wanchai [1936-1994]
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Hong Kong history
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tram

Hilton Hotel

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2009-08-05 13:21
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965
Places shown in this photo: 
Hilton Hotel [1963-1995]
HK Cricket Club pitch (1st location) [1851-1975]
Old Bank of China Building [1951- ]
Beaconsfield House [1963-1995]
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1960s Hong Kong

Today's SCMP article

Submitted by David on Mon, 2009-08-03 19:20

If you're visiting for the first time after reading the article in today's SCMP, hello! Here are links to the other resources mentioned in the article:

TST in the mid 1960s

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2009-07-31 13:41
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A good aerial view of TST, from longhaircheungmo's collection on Flickr.

Chungking Mansions and Mirador Mansions are both looking very bright & new. In fact almost everywhwre to the east of Nathan Road seems to have been re-developed - with the exception of an old residential building at the base of Signal Hill on the right of the photo.

It's worth viewing the large version of this photo, as there's lots to see.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960
Places shown in this photo: 
Mirador Mansion [1959- ]
Chungking Mansions [1961- ]
The Peninsula Hotel [1927- ]
Kowloon Park - former site of Whitfield Barracks [????- ]
Minden Row Junior School [????-????]
Hankow-Canton Railway Building [????-????]
Ambassador Hotel [1960- ]
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1960s Hong Kong
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Nathan Road
aerial photographs

What's there to see at Gwulo.com?

Submitted by David on Mon, 2009-07-27 15:30

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