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1934 big fire after explosion at gas works

Submitted by David on Sun, 2010-12-19 22:11
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Photographer is looking across Queen's Road West towards the Gas Works, and Clarence Terrace behind.

The curve of Hill Road is just visible on the right of the photo, and Hong Kong University can be seen in the top-left corner.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1934
Places shown in this photo: 
Gas Works, Shek Tong Tsui [1864-c.1960]
Image Galleries: 
1930s Hong Kong
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old
Hong Kong
eternal1966

1934 big fire after explosion at gas works

Submitted by David on Sun, 2010-12-19 22:08
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Photographer is looking west along Clarence Terrace, with the Gas Works on the right.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1934
Places shown in this photo: 
Gas Works, Shek Tong Tsui [1864-c.1960]
Image Galleries: 
1920s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
eternal1966

1940s Grand Hotel

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2010-12-11 21:59
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940
Places shown in this photo: 
The Grand Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui [????-????]
Image Galleries: 
1940s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
eternal1966

1940s Fenwick Street

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2010-12-10 17:02
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View from the Fleet Club, looking south along Fenwick Street.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940
Image Galleries: 
1940s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
eternal1966

1918. Happy Valley racecourse

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2010-12-10 16:52
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Shortly before the fire in the grandstands.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1918
Places shown in this photo: 
Happy Valley Racecourse [1846- ]
Image Galleries: 
1910s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
eternal1966

1918. Fire at Happy Valley racecourse

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2010-12-10 16:51
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1918
Places shown in this photo: 
Happy Valley Racecourse [1846- ]
Image Galleries: 
1910s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
eternal1966

1920s KCR Steam Train

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2010-12-08 21:40
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920
Image Galleries: 
1930s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
eternal1966
train
kcr

1953 Rediffusion Building

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2010-12-08 21:34
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1953
Places shown in this photo: 
Rediffusion Building [1949-c.1966]
Image Galleries: 
1950s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
hennessy road
tram
eternal1966

1960s Sha Tin rail tracks

Submitted by David on Mon, 2010-11-29 14:44
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I think that little white strip above the rails is the RAF Sha Tin runway. It's worth clicking through to Flickr for a larger view.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960
Places shown in this photo: 
RAF Sha Tin [1949-1962]
Yuen Chau Kok [????- ]
Image Galleries: 
1960s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
eternal1966

HSBC (3rd gen.) under construction

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2010-10-13 23:10
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
"Fame", HSBC war memorial statue [1923-1942]
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]
Image Galleries: 
1930s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
eternal1966

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