The long building at the eastern end of Southorn Playground was the War Memorial Recreational and Welfare Centre completed in 1950. Behind it was a basketball court with roof erected around 1952/53. (copied from moddsey's comment).
The date originally attributed to the image on flickr was 1949, with the additional information it was set to 1952. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
Newspaper clipping of "the China Mail " dated 4 July 1932 which announces the opening of the Garden Theatre at Reclamation Grounds, Wanchai on 6 July 1932 <Read more ...>
The poster dated July 1932 of Garden Theatre (open-air cinema) which was situated on Southorn Playground, Wanchai reclamation. On its heading it reads "Reclamation Grounds, Wanchai". The cinema opened on 6 July 1932. It had 2000 seats. <Read more ...>
The photo shows Southorn Playground before WWII. There is an open-air cinema, and it runs two shows in the evenings only.
The even numbers of the tenements on Hennessy Road are on the southern side. House number 156 starts from O'brien Road, and goes eastward to 200 at Fleming Road. A 4-storey high white building stands on 168-170 (or 166-168?) in the middle. Corrections and suggestions are welcome. <Read more ...>
