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Stands for Public Jinrickshas and Public Chairs 1921

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-04-08 21:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1921

From the Hongkong Government Gazette 7th October 1921.

More about the Regulations of Public Vehicles and Chairs in Hong Kong 1863-1941 here.

Stands for Public Jinrickshas and Public Chairs 1909

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-04-08 20:55
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909

From the Hongkong Government Gazette 23rd July 1909.

More about the Regulations of Public Vehicles and Chairs in Hong Kong 1863-1941 here.

Stands for Public Jinrickshas and Public Chairs 1894

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-04-08 20:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1894

From the Hongkong Government Gazette 21st July 1894.

More about the Regulations of Public Vehicles and Chairs in Hong Kong 1863-1941 here.

Queen's Road Central, looking west c.1900

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-04-08 17:10
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900

Source: Wikimedia Commons Title there: Queen's Road Central, Duddell Street on the left, c1900

On the right is the "jinrikisha stand Queen's Road Central, at Duddell Street". 

On the left is the "chair stand Queen's Road Central, West of Ice House Street"

 

The partially visible building should be the Grand Hotel - Queen's Road Central [????-1929] (Note: missing marker on the map).

 

Similar photo below:

HSBC Headquarters Building 1890

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2022-04-07 23:31
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1890

Annelise posted this one already in 2010, but not as a separate image. It was reposted to show the rickshaw rank in front of the bank.

Source Wikimedia Commons

More about the Regulations of Public Vehicles and Chairs in Hong Kong 1863-1941 here.

richsha-comparison-wheels.jpg

Submitted by Chinarail on Wed, 2022-03-30 12:19
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

A comparison of wooden-wheeled richshas used in Hong Kong until about the 1960's with the modern version, when ricksh owners converted their vehicles to use bicycle-type wheels with steel spokes and a metal rim. Both types of wheel had a solid rubber tyre. The wooden-heels had 16 spokes while the steel wheels had 40 tensioned wire spokes.  The right-hand photo is an enlarged extract from one of  Chris Addison's photographs.

Wyndham Street rickshaw rank [c.1931-c.1962]

Submitted by Klaus on Sat, 2022-03-26 02:39
Date Place completed: 
c.1931-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1962-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Rickshaw rank on the western side of Wyndham Street near the junction with Queen's Road Central. The rank had space for 10 - 15 rickshaws. It appears on many photos from the 1940s and 1950s.

Tags: 
Rickshaw
rickshaw rank

Wyndham Street

Submitted by Dibsy on Tue, 2022-03-22 17:26
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

I don't know the location of this picutre

D'Aguilar Street 1933

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-02-25 01:10

Shows the rickshaw rank and the sign of the A.[Fong] studio. The date of the photo (21 March 1933) is confirmed by the itinerary of the traveller. 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1933
Tags: 
central
Rickshaw
afong

Western Pier at (late) 1920s

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2022-01-02 00:14

Shows very clearly buildings on Connaught Road Central. Photo from the late 1920s, Central Fire Station built already.

Buildings from left to right:

General Post Office

P&O Building (4th generation)

Nine Arches Building

Ornate Building

26-33 Connaught Road Central 

34, 35, 36, 37 Connaught Road Central 

37A-46  Connaught Road Central 

Central Fire Station

At the end of the ricksha queue is the Duke of Connaught Statue (2nd location) and (on the right) Blake Pier.

 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1928
Tags: 
connaught road
praya central
Ferry pier
Rickshaw
pier

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