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Blue Buildings

Submitted by David on Thu, 2014-03-06 17:45
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1924
Places shown in this photo: 
Blue Buildings - Praya East [????-c.1934]

Detail cropped from:

http://gwulo.com/node/14287

Flowers on Wyndham Street

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2014-01-18 16:46
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1928

Photo from the HK Public Library collection.

1920s Idlewild - The Red House on Seymour Road

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2013-12-16 18:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920
Places shown in this photo: 
Idlewild - The Red House [????-????]
Police Quarters / Faculty of Law of HKU, 150-6 Caine Road [1922-c.1976]

8 Seymour Road

Humphrey's Building

Submitted by 80sKid on Tue, 2013-12-10 20:03
Image (external): 
Binary Data 8618841411
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1921
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction of Carnarvon Road & Bristol Avenue / Cornwall Avenue. [????- ]
Humphrey's Building (1st location) [????- ]
Image Galleries: 
1920s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui

1920's Junction of Carnarvon Rd and Humphrey's Avenue

Submitted by 80sKid on Tue, 2013-12-10 20:01
Image (external): 
Binary Data 8671646153
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1921
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction of Carnarvon Road & Bristol Avenue / Cornwall Avenue. [????- ]
Image Galleries: 
1920s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui

1920s View of Central from the Harbour

Submitted by David on Wed, 2013-11-13 21:00

Where: We're looking at Connaught Road in Central, which ran along the seafront at that time. Here's the old Star Ferry Pier, at the end of Ice House Street:

Star Ferry Pier

The photographer may well have taken this photo from one of the Star Ferries.

Gwulo talk: More photographs of old Hong Kong and the tales they tell

When: Wednesday, 20th November at 7pm

Where: Harold Smyth room, St. John's Cathedral

Details and booking: http://www.cab.org.hk/Old_Hong_Kong.png

Across Connaught Road from the pier, and on the left as we look at it, is Queen's Building, where the Mandarin Hotel stands today:

Building on hillside

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2013-11-13 20:51
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925
Places shown in this photo: 
Aigburth Hall [1928-1995]

Detail cropped from this photo: http://gwulo.com/node/17826

Ava House (?), Ava Mansions, and Branksome Towers

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2013-11-13 20:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925
Places shown in this photo: 
Ava House [c.1913-c.1969]
Ava Mansions [????-2002]
Branksome Towers [1918-1975]

Detail cropped from this photo: http://gwulo.com/node/17826

Buildings on hillside

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2013-11-13 20:47
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925
Places shown in this photo: 
5 Magazine Gap Road [????-????]
9 Magazine Gap Road [????-????]

Detail cropped from this photo: http://gwulo.com/node/17826

View down Ice House Street to the Bank of Canton

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2013-11-13 20:45
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925
Places shown in this photo: 
Bank of Canton [1924-c.1966]

Detail cropped from this photo: http://gwulo.com/node/17826

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