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Submitted by anonymous-01 on Thu, 2010-03-18 22:17
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920
Places shown in this photo: 
Old Chatham Road Children's Playground Pavilion [????- ]

Thanks very much for identifying the location of the picture. As you ask I have uploaded the other picture. On th reverse it says: "This is near our flat the childrens' playground". The couple in the picture are my great aunt and uncle, Charles and Ellen Olson. He was a director of Thoresens Shipping as far as I know until he left HK in the late 20s.

Charles W Olson  and Ethel also lived at 13 Broadwood Road in 1913 and I think that house was probably the property of my grandfather John Olson or perhaps my great grandfather who was also named John Olson.

Bungalow by the sea

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Thu, 2010-03-18 22:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920

Here is another picture of the bungalow and on the right hand side you can just see two headlands. Hope this helps.

Bungalow by the sea?

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2010-03-17 20:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920

This is a picture of my great aunt Ellen Olson wife of Charles W. Olson. The note on the reverse says: "Back view of our bungalow. You can see they have just started to build the kitchen on each side of the steps". Must say you could have fooled me!

Would love to know where it was and if anybody hs an idea. I assume it was on HK Island.

Thanks.

Where is this?

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2010-03-17 20:47
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction of Humphreys Avenue & Carnarvon Road [????- ]

The reverse of this photo, which is from family archives, says: "Do you recognise this spot, Arrow denotes our flat". What is left of the arrow is on the top left hand corner which I have cropped away.

It would be good to identify the area or road. Many thanks.

1920s Kennedy Town Map

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2010-03-14 09:11
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1924

c.1927 View over Central, Tamar, and harbour

Submitted by David on Sun, 2010-03-07 18:55

A couple of islands caught my eye in this photo. Up at 11 o'clock, in the distance beyond Hung Hom you can just see To Kwa Wan island. That is landlocked now, but I think some of the island's rocky hill is still visible in Hoi Sam Park, on the To Kwa Wan waterfront.

Over on the right of the photo at 2 o'clock is Kellett island, another that has since been joined to land by reclamation.

1950s Kai Tak Airport

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2010-02-23 17:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1953
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

Looking east across the nullah towards Runway 07/25 and towards Kowloon Peak

Bowen Road (Albany) Filter Beds

Submitted by marlowe on Sat, 2010-02-20 12:29
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920
Places shown in this photo: 
Albany Filter Beds [1888-1954]
Thorpe Manor- IL 2139 [1921-1972]

Happy Valley 1923

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2010-02-17 18:55
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1923
Places shown in this photo: 
The Towers, Broadwood Road [1916-????]
13 Broadwood Road [????-????]
Happy Valley Racecourse [1846- ]
Southwest stand at Happy Valley Racecourse [1919-????]

Was interested to see the recent picture of Happt Valley. Here is one from my family collection. It was sent to my grandfather John Olson in 1923.

Things changed a bit!

The house with the mark above it it 13 Broadwood Road which was the home of my great uncle Charles W. Olson until 1927 or perhaps a little later. Above it on the right on the ridg is The Towers a picture of which I posted some time ago.

Yau Ma-ti Police Station

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Fri, 2010-02-05 23:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920
Places shown in this photo: 
Yau Ma Tei Police Station (1st generation) [1873-c.1960]

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