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Everything tagged "central"

St John's Cathedral

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you can see Maxwell's refurbished grave to the right

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2010
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Hong Kong Club

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966
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Central Market today

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compare the 1941 image with this one from present day...

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2010
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Pedder Building [1924- ]

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1924-01-01

Pedder Building (畢打行) was built in 1923 by the architectural firm of Palmer and Turner. In the pre-Second World War period, most tenants were foreign commercial firms with their headquarters or branches set up in Central. Most tenants evacuated before the Japanese Occupation (1941-1945), and consequently the Japanese and Chinese firms moved in. The building remained intact during the Occupation, and it has always functioned as a commercial building for shops and offices.

kennedy terrace

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here's a great shot by hk man showing kennedy terrace and its survivors of 6-8 kennedy road.

comparing with this photo which the govt dates to 1890, the terrace and its railings look stil to bel the original. what do you think? Though I'm confused by the existence of the slope and building on the right

http://hkclweb.hkpl.gov.hk/hkclr2/object?svc=objrtv&src=CM&itemid=UIPKTGAVPBYLW%23%24Z&pid=1&mime=image/jpeg

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c.1963 View over Admiralty and Central towards Stonecutters Island

I'm dating this at 1963 based on the presence of the Mandarin Hotel (opened in 1963), and the absence of the second-generation Z-shaped Blake Pier, which appeared around 1964. Corrections welcome!

In the lower-right of the photo is Admiralty district, undergoing major changes

central market

Central Market Construction

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1938
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