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Aerial view Kowloon/TST

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2015-11-22 01:43

The source of the image on flickr is: https://www.flickr.com/photos/129372920@N08/17468774262/ with the title: "4-5-52- Hong Kong". The original image shows colour faults, on the displayed one it's corrected. 

Nice aerial view showing southern and eastern shores of TST. Near the wing is Holt's Wharf, behind it Signal Hill. In the back there could be Chatham Road Camp. The barracks at the eastern shore are unknown to me.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1952
Places shown in this photo: 
Holt's Wharf [1910-c.1971]
Chatham Road Camp [1946-1977]
Signal Hill - Blackhead Point [1907- ]
HK Telephone Building / Telephone House, Nathan Road [c.1948-c.1976]
Chungking Arcade [1941-1959]
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aerial photographs
kowloon

Alhambra and Kln CPO.jpg

Submitted by tonyclark on Fri, 2015-09-04 20:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction Nathan Road and Gascoigne Road [????- ]
Alhambra Building [1960- ]

This goes with comments on the  http://gwulo.com/node/28381  page where I mentioned the filling station at the junction of Gascoigne and Nathan Road. This and the following pictures were all taken during 1967 - none show the filling station! I'll see if I can find it ...

I took this one oof the Alhambra Building and Kowloon Central Post Office whilst circling over Kowloon in one of the Government helicopters.

Do South & Gacoigne Rd.jpg

Submitted by tonyclark on Fri, 2015-09-04 20:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
Places shown in this photo: 
Kowloon Methodist Church [1951- ]
Former South Kowloon Magistracy [1936- ]

Gascoigne Rd.jpg

Submitted by tonyclark on Fri, 2015-09-04 20:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction Nathan Road and Gascoigne Road [????- ]
Kowloon Methodist Church [1951- ]

Aerial view of Happy Valley

Submitted by christine on Sun, 2015-05-17 12:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947
Places shown in this photo: 
Happy Valley Racecourse [1846- ]
Morrison Hill [????-c.1965]
Building on corner of Queen's Rd E. & Morrison Hill Road [????-1976]
St Albert's Priory / Rosary Hill [1935-1962]
Hong Kong Hotel Garage / Japanese Naval Garage [1925-????]

Part of a collection of pictures made by Jim Watkins (deceased) of Henley In Arden, England while on military service in Hong Kong probably1947.

File2301.jpg

Submitted by christine on Sun, 2015-05-17 12:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947
Places shown in this photo: 
Central Police Station [????- ]
Victoria Prison [????- ]
Marble Hall / Admiralty House [1904-1953]

Part of a collection of pictures made by Jim Watkins (deceased) of Henley In Arden, England while on military service in Hong Kong probably1947.

File2302.jpg

Submitted by christine on Sun, 2015-05-17 12:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]
Kowloon Hospital [1925- ]
St Teresa's Church [1932- ]
La Salle College (1st generation) [1932-1978]
Central British School / King George V School / KGV School [1936- ]

Part of a collection of pictures made by Jim Watkins (deceased) of Henley In Arden, England while on military service in Hong Kong probably1947.

Belcher's Gardens.jpg

Submitted by Lawrence Tsui on Tue, 2015-02-24 10:36
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1956
Places shown in this photo: 
Belcher's Gardens [????-????]
Lady Ho Tung Hall (1st generation) [1951-1998]
West Point filter beds / Elliot filter beds [????-????]
Ricci Hall (1st generation) [1929-1965]
Kennedy Town Gasometer [1935-????]
Hong Kong University Sports / Recreation Ground below Pokfulam Road [c.1916-????]

Source unknown to me.  Belcher's Gardens under construction, hence possibly 1955.  Co-op Housing Scheme for mid-ranking local civil servants.  Top terrace shown with huge canon in the middle.  Six blocks of four storeys with two numbers each.  Total 52 numbers on 5 or 6 terraces.  Private thoroughfare connected Polfulam Road to Shek Tong Tsui.  Gates at both ends with watchmen posts.

Adjacent HKU Lady Hotung Hall for girls and Ricci Hall for boys, as well as the Botany & Zoological Faculty. 

Tsim Sha Tsui-vertical aerial view

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2015-02-02 02:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972
Places shown in this photo: 
Star House [1966- ]
Ocean Terminal [1966- ]

The 'Canberra' is berthed on the south side of the Ocean Terminal. The upper-most pier has HK's first container crane on its deck. The adjacent area where the short-lived 'Sea Terminal' was is now a container stacking yard. On Nathan Road the Sheraton Hotel appears to be under construction.

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