Kwokar Film Studio 國家電影製片廠. Its location is shown on Gwulo's 1956 map of Kowloon, at that time, east of Dumbarton Road and north of Fuklo Tsun Road. Although these two roads appear to be connected, it is not clear if car traffic was possible. Access to the studio was likely from the winding road which could be the present Tung Tau Tsuen Road after realignment before connecting to the extended Junction Road. The site of the former studio is most likely the northern part of the current park. <Read more ...>
This clothing store was located between the two entrances to Broadway Theatre (Mong Kok). It was a good place to browse around when you show up too early for your movie. The entrance on the left was for front row seatings, and a theatre staff sold tickets from a small cubicle. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1951
Gary Cooper is always my favourite actor, love his cowboys movies. The movie Dallas was produced by Warners Brothers and released on December 30, 1950, so this photo was taken likely in 1951.
This work place has a very simple dress code, convenient for this young artist.
A walk to the rooftop in the 1950s gave us a view of the neighbourhood around us as all other buildings were of similar height. Stanley Chung posted this photo of his father and his Chinese note reads like this (excluding what I added in brackets): "My father Mr. <Read more ...>
