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Wing Lok Wharf after Typhoon Rose 1971

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2021-04-01 20:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1971

Wing Lok Wharf is left severely damaged by Typhoon Rose.

From the SCMP publication "In the eye of the storm - Typhoons in Hong Kong"

Central waterfront late 1880s

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2021-03-15 00:16

Shows Pedder's Wharf after 1886.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1887
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pier
praya central

1957 Central Pier view

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2021-03-05 01:43

It looks as the GPO Mail distribution bridge and tower is under contruction.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957
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central

Hong Kong Central and Sheung Wan = 香港中、中環[圖中可見恒生根行大廈、消防局和港外線碼頭] 1960s

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2021-03-02 23:10

Photo from the early 1960s showing the renewal process of houses on Connaught Road. From left to right are (to my best knowledge)

General Post Office

P & O Building (5th gen) under construction

Grand Building with Catholic Centre

Fung House (1st gen)

Chines Club Building (under construction)

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Building

26-33 Connaught Road Central (possibly under demolition)

34, 35, 36, 37 Connaught Road Central (demolished)

Nexxus Building

Central Fire Station

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965
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central
pier
Old Hong Kong GPO

Ping On Wharf [c.1924-c.1958]

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2021-02-26 21:32
Date Place completed: 
c.1924-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1958-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Pier located at Connaught Road opposite the block between Morrison and Cleverly Streets. It was built later compared to its neighbors, it appears first on the 1924 aerial photograph on hkmaps.hk. This pier is at the place where the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Wharf (third generation) [c.1959-c.1985] was built on reclaimed land, so it was demolished approximately in 1958.

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Ferry pier

1920s Connaught Road Central

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2021-02-25 22:37

Piers, piers, piers (from left to right):

Douglas Steamship Wharf

P & O Pier

Blake Pier

Star Ferry Pier

Queen's Pier

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925
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blake pier
pier
praya central

P & O Pier [c.1900-c.1965]

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2021-02-25 22:15
Date Place completed: 
c.1900-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1965-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Short pier on Connaught Road opposite the General Post Office. It first appears on a 1900 map on Gwulo. Although the P&O offices at Connaught Road opened not before 1924, the previous generation stood close-by on Queen's Road. Likely a pier existed on the old praya, but this vanished during the 1890/1900 reclamation.

The pier existed (possibly unused) until about 1965 when the next phase of reclamation started.

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Mail distribution tower

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2021-02-24 19:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1963

Cropped from The reclamation project in Central 1963

A bridge from the General Post Office to a tower at the waterfront. Probably used for mail transport to and from the post office using a (the) Mail Boat. I've created a place for it.

1945 Central, Sheung Wan to Sai Ying Pun Piers (annotated)

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2021-02-23 19:06
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945

Cropped from Air Raid 1945-01-16 (3)

tram ride 1967

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2021-02-14 00:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967

Film still from this film.

Unfortunately ends a few seconds too early to show Nanyang Hotel completely. Wing Lok Pier on the right.

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