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Connaught Road Central panorama

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-01-31 20:38

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

1960

On Gwulo we see many photos from the 1950s and 1960s where these building show a “modern” face and are in colour. Didn’t find a photo similar to the one from 1930, so I had to create my own from two photos. <Read more ...>

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1960 Central waterfront (western part)

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-01-31 18:59

Shows buildings on Connaught Road houses nos. 58-97.

On the very right side, a bit of the entrance building of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha (O.S.K.) Wharf can be spotted. The highest building in the back is 189, Des Voeux Road Central [c.1958-c.1993]. <Read more ...>

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

1960

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1959 Central waterfront

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-01-31 18:44

Shows buildings on Connaught Road on both sides of the Central Fire Station (and the vehicular ferry). <Read more ...>

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

1959

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Connaught Road Houses between the Central Fire Station and the Harbour Office 1930

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-01-31 18:33

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

1930

Similar to the houses between the General Post Office and the Central Fire Station, there are more houses between the Central Fire Station and the Harbour Office that appear on many photos, simply because they were at the waterfront for some 60 years.

To get an impression about the buildings here is a map together with a photo (cropped from Hong Kong from the Harbour.jpg) from around 1930. <Read more ...>

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Blake Pier after 1906 typhoon

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2022-01-04 18:52

Not sure if the image is horizontally inverted. Yes, it was - now correct! <Read more ...>

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

1906

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Admiralty Centre 2014

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2021-12-24 20:09

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

2014

Merry Christmas! <Read more ...>

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Gutzlaff Street [c.1843- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2021-12-19 19:43

Named after:

Karl Friedrich August GÜTZLAFF (aka Charles Gutzlaff) [1803-1851]

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Gutzlaff Street is a street (a narrow lane today) in Central between Queen's Road and Lyndhurst Terrace (parallel to Graham Street). It is one of the oldest streets in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

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Central harbourfront (once upon a time), 2016

Submitted by joybot on Tue, 2021-10-05 19:44

Standing under the bridge by Lung Wo Road 龍和道 and Man Yiu Street 民耀街 (or thereabouts), looking at what used to be the Central waterside. From right, the AIA Tower, Hutchison House, Bank of America Tower... Hopewell Centre 合和中心 somewhere in the background, Prince of Wales building, Citic Tower... Central Plaza. <Read more ...>

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

2016

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Central harbourfront (as was), 2011

Submitted by joybot on Tue, 2021-10-05 19:28

Harbour view of Hong Kong island, taken from Lung Wo Road 龍和道. Looking from the General Post Office down along what used to be the harbour's edge, to the AIA building, Hutchison House and the Prince of Wales building.

March 2011.

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

2011

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Central harbourfront, 2001

Submitted by joybot on Tue, 2021-10-05 19:21

Harbour view of Hong Kong island, most likely taken from the Star Ferry. Looking from the Central Star Ferry Pier to the Prince of Wales building and Citic Tower.

May 2001. <Read more ...>

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

2001

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