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1964 Sheung Wan waterfront

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-02-14 20:43

Buildings from the left:
Sincere Department Store
Sun Department Store
Building on 189, Des Voeux Road Central
Harbour Office

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1964
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1956 Central waterfront

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2022-02-10 23:03
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1956
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Connaught Road Houses between the Central Fire Station and the Harbour Office.

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-02-04 23:00

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Connaught Road houses 1970

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-02-04 21:45
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1970

Cropped from 1970 Central Vehicular Ferry Pier. The photo is annotated (and stretched a bit) to show the different houses.

There are:

Connaught Road Central buildings 2014

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-02-04 21:26
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2014

It is a panorama from 2 photos I took from the Four Seasons Hotel. It ends unfortunately at Wing Wo Street. It is more a photo of the skyline and not of the buildings on Connaught Road, but it is difficult to find any photos of this area. The following buildings are on this photo:

A    (Hang Seng Bank Headquarters Building, former Central Fire Station)

B    Southland Building 2nd gen. [2014- ]

C    Agricultural Bank of China Building, 50 Connaught Road [2011- ]

D    New York House [1980- ]

Southland Building 2nd generation [2014- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-02-04 21:19
Date Place completed: 
c.2014-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Was built on the place of Southland Building 1st generation. The building was finished in 2014, it is located at 47 Connaught Road Central.

It has 25 floors and is an office building.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Southland Building 1st generation [1977-2011]
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central
Waterfront
connaught road

2016 Waterfront Sheung Wan

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2022-02-03 23:52
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2016

Cropped from this photo on Flickr.

Shows buildings from the left (near the waterfront):

Harbour Building

Nan Fung Tower (building in the dark)

 Sun House

Li Po Chun Chambers (with the round structure at the top front).

Infinitus Plaza

Rumsey Street multi-storey car park

 

90-91 Connaught Road Central [c.1910-c.1929]

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2022-02-03 22:43
Date Place completed: 
c.1910-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1929-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Three houses from estimated 1910, built on Marine Lot 63

To get an impression about the buildings here is a map from 1922 together with a photo from around 1910.  

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connaught road

92-97 Connaught Road Central [c.1905-c.1956]

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2022-02-03 00:05
Date Place completed: 
c.1905-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1956-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Six houses from estimated 1905, built on Marine Lot 63

To get an impression about the buildings here is a map from 1922 together with a photo from around 1910.  

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central
Waterfront
connaught road

92-97 Connaught Road Central 1955

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2022-02-03 00:02
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955

Cropped from c.1955 View of HK from harbour

6 houses 92-97 Connaught Road Central between Harbour Office and Sun Department Store.

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