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UTOPIA MANSIONS-Robinson Road & Conduit Road-China Mail

Submitted by IDJ on Thu, 2021-01-07 21:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Unusual and fantasy names given to residential buildings in Hong Kong is evident as far back as 1949

This building also had two road addresses to confuse postmen.

General-Post-Office-Details of Entrance and a Gable

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-11-05 11:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Scan of Architech's drawing reproduced in "The Far Eastern Review" in July 1905 when the building was under construction. This drawing shows details of the main entrance and a gable.

General PostOffice & Government Offices - Floor Plans

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-11-05 11:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Scan of Architech's drawing reproduced in "The Far Eastern Review" in July 1905 when the building was under construction . These are plans of the intended layout of the Ground and 1st Floors.

General PostOffice & Government Offices - Central - 1905

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-11-05 11:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Caption: FRONT ELEVATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES, PEDDER·ST.,

Scan of Architech's drawing reproduced in "The Far Eastern Review" in July 1905 when the building was under construction

Skyscraper plan in Kowloon abandoned-HK Telegraph-15-06-1940

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2020-08-23 18:09
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940

Ho-Tung Engineering Workshop - University of Hong Kong 1925

Submitted by Chinarail on Wed, 2020-05-20 16:11
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1926

View of the the University of Hong Kong's  'Ho-Tung Engineering Workshop' building on Pokfulam Road. Completed in 1925. Demolished in 1980s.

 

Ho-Tung-Eng-Workshop.-Elevation-Drawings.jpg

Submitted by Chinarail on Wed, 2020-05-20 16:11
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1926

Drawings showing the Elevation of the University of Hong Kong's  'Ho-Tung Engineering Workshop' building on Pokfulam Road. Completed in 1925. Demolished in 1980s

Ho-Tung-Eng-Workshop-Machines-FER-May-1927.jpg

Submitted by Chinarail on Wed, 2020-05-20 16:11

A view inside the ground-floor machine shop of the Ho-Tung Engineering Workshop Building completed in 1925 for the University of Hong Kong's  engineering students. Students can be seen gaining "hands-on " training on overhead belt-driven lathes.  

Unidentified Building

Submitted by OldTimer on Mon, 2017-04-10 20:43

There are no information other than stating this photo was taken in 1964.   The fuzzy words high up are not possible to read.  (source: Uwants.com)

Hillier St from Bonham Strand 2010

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2016-06-22 03:01

What a difference in 100 years (but pretty normal in Hong Kong).

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2010
Places shown in this photo: 
Hillier Street at the corner with Bonham Strand [????- ]
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