Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
This 1954 photo was likely taken from the roof of the tea restaurant just south of Ritz Theatre, and was looking north along Nathan Road, or perhaps from a vantage further south . One year after its opening, Ritz still looked new.
Two blocks up on the left could be the roof of Broadway Theatre, and the only building taller than the shop houses was the fairly new bank building on Argyle Street corner. The distant ridgeline is how I remember it, and I think it is still there, just that high rises now make the sight impossible to repeat. <Read more ...>
