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Old_Hong_Kong - The restaurant [一定好荼樓] and 天后廟 temple

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2022-05-17 04:12

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The well known temple almost cannot be seen due to overgrown trees and illegal buildings around. Lower right hand - the building where restaurant 一定好荼樓 was in.

The white building centre left is the Market Street Public Toilet and Bathhouse.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960
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Yau Ma Tei
Tin Hau temple
Bath House
Public Toilet
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An aerial view of North Point waterfront 1976

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-04-18 21:37

"There are Power Station, Government Store and Oil Depot along the coast. The Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter and the Victoria Park can be seen at the back 1976."

The sign on the large building probably reads: Watson's Estate

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1976
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aerial photographs
North Point

1967 Hunghom new land

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-04-18 03:25

aerial view of the KCR turntable and a fair on reclaimed land.

Not sure about the date, the buildings on this photo look different to the ones of the 1968 fair.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
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aerial photographs
hung hom
kcr

1985 Hung Hom aerial view

Submitted by Klaus on Sat, 2022-04-16 00:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1986

Cropped from 1986 Harbour Tunnel entrance

Shows the Gulf/Concord Kerosene Store (in the centre) and Valley Road Estate.

Aerial view of Gulf/Concord Kerosene Store

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-04-15 18:27
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972

Aerial photograph from 1972 (from HKMS 2.0).

Princess Margret Road on the left, Chatham Road North at the bottom. Centre right is the GULF sign of the Kerosene store, further right Valley Road Estate buildings.

The rectangular structure in the upper part of the photo is the King's Park High Level Service Reservoir, a replacement for the Hung Hom service reservoir [c.1895-c.1960]

North Point aerial photograph 1949

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2022-03-10 01:11
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Aerial photograph from 1949-05-08, the 1940s reclamation area doesn't have too many roads and houses.

I first looked for this photo for the pier at the end of Tong Shui Road which is visible there west of the nullah..

There are more interesting detail to be detected:

The building bottom left in the bend of Kong's Road is the HEC quarters - Semi-detached building on land bounded by Electric Rd / Tin Chong St / King's Road [????-c.1959]

1930s Aerial View of Ma Tau Kok and To Kwa Wan

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2022-02-20 12:27
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1936

The gasometer at Ma Tau Kok can be seen at top right. To the left of the gasworks is the main road, To Kwa Wan Road that runs from top to bottom. Photo probably taken after the gasworks were completed.

Site of King George V Memorial Park (Kowloon) 1948

Submitted by Klaus on Sat, 2022-02-12 19:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948

Cropped from 1948 Kowloon Peninsula

Shows the site of the King George V Memorial Park (Kowloon) - or whats left after the Japanese occupation.

Wikipedia refers that the park was partly destroyed and used as a refuse dump. In 1948 it looks as if the site has been cleared already. Only a pavilion and a small building survived the war.

1927 Sheung Wan Piers edited to show CMSN Company

Submitted by philk on Tue, 2022-02-01 07:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1927

Highlighted version of Moddsey's original with the China Merchants S.N building highlighted.

Aerial View of Sham Shui Po and Shek Kip Mei 1973-08-02.jpg

Submitted by Paulo on Fri, 2022-01-14 12:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1973

Redevelopment of Sham Shui Po and Shek Kip Mei 1973

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