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Hong Kong - Homes on Victoria Peak

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2015-06-05 00:27

While looking for Richmond House pictures I found this one.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
Places shown in this photo: 
Gough Hill Quarters, 275 & 276 The Peak [1925-c.1985]
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Hong Kong
The Peak
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Air

Hong Kong - Peak Tram

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2015-06-05 00:22
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
Places shown in this photo: 
Peak Tram [1888- ]
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Hong Kong
1967
The Peak
funicular
victoria
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The Peak residences-satellite view

Submitted by IDJ on Wed, 2015-06-03 22:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2004
Places shown in this photo: 
The Peak Tram, upper terminus [1888- ]

Many of the residential sites being discussed should be visible in this 2004 view

Orientation

No1 The Peak Tower

No2 Peak Tramway

No 3 Victoria House

 

Mid Levels & Peak residences-1969

Submitted by IDJ on Wed, 2015-06-03 15:29
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1969
Places shown in this photo: 
Abergeldie (2nd generation) [1936-c.1990]

1920s-30s night view across Victoria Harbour

Submitted by jill on Wed, 2015-06-03 03:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

This photo is stamped Mee Fong Studio, No. 7 Wyndham St., Hong Kong and must have been taken back to England a souvenir of Hong Kong when my family left in 1938. It gives an interesting comparison with Klaus's 1970s photo across Victoria Harbour by night. Presumably the wavy lines are caused by car or boat lights on a long exposure. What is the source of the dazzling set of lights to the right? I thought the date of the photo would be 1930s, but I see that most of the Mee Fong photos online are pre-1930.

Jill

Night view across Victoria Harbour

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2015-06-03 03:19
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1976
Places shown in this photo: 
Bank of America Tower [1975- ]
Furama Hotel [1973-2001]
Old Bank of China Building [1951- ]
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]
Jardine House (was 'Connaught Centre') [1973- ]
Mandarin Oriental Hotel [1963- ]
Cragside Mansion [1975- ]
Altadena House [1974- ]
Peak Tower I [1972-1994]

Found this double page photo in a book that is in my bookshelf. Its in German and published 1972. From other images in this book I date this one to 1976-1978. It is difficult to get a good quality when copying it, as the size is too big for my scanner and so I made just a photo.

Many buildings can be seen here. The one's I know from front left: Bank of America, Furama Hotel, Bank of China, a bit of HSBC, Mandarin Hotel, and Jardine Building. In the back I see Cragside, Altadena, Knightsbridge Court, and the Peak Tower.

Skyhigh

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2015-06-01 16:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1995
Places shown in this photo: 
Skyhigh (2nd generation) [c.1984-c.1996]

Skyhigh

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2015-06-01 16:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1995
Places shown in this photo: 
Skyhigh (2nd generation) [c.1984-c.1996]

now redeveloped

Peak skyline

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2015-06-01 16:20
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1996
Places shown in this photo: 
31 Barker Road (2nd generation Richmond House?) [c.1952-c.1999]

This clip from one of my roll-film slides shows many of the properties raised by "Klaus" in various posts.

If someone has the expertise to create a layer on this image and add the names of the properties, I can supply a copy of the image via David

Victoria House-The Peak

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2015-06-01 16:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
Places shown in this photo: 
Victoria House - 15 Barker Rd [1951- ]

Previously allocated to the colonial government's Chief Secretary.

The book "Another Disaster" by Denys Roberts has a brief chapter on this house,

Mentioned as being originally the site of former Victoria Memorial Hospital for Women

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