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House on Magazine Gap

Submitted by marlowe on Mon, 2012-06-04 17:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947
Places shown in this photo: 
Bowen Road British Military Hospital [1907- ]
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]

House at the top of Magazine Gap 1947 - from Life Magazine

Japanese War Memorial

Submitted by marlowe on Mon, 2012-06-04 17:41
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945
Places shown in this photo: 
Japanese War Memorial [1943-1947]

Japanese War memorial, Mt Cameron - Sept 1945 - Photo by John Florea for Life magazine

Naval Dockyard & Kowloon-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2012-06-03 22:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
514 The Peak, 'Teviot' [????- ]
Magazine, Victoria Barracks [????- ]
Royal Naval Dockyard [????-????]

The mansion looking down on the island is presumably about the Magazine Gap Road level. It does not appear to be war damaged despite its abandoned look.

Catholic Cathedral Caine Road-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2012-06-03 22:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Roman Catholic Cathedral (2nd & current location) [1888- ]

Hong Kong Island-1948

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2012-06-03 19:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948

The paths around Mount Davis stand out nicely without the present day foliage

Naval Dockyard-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2012-06-03 19:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Royal Naval Dockyard [????-????]

Central District & slopes beyond-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2012-06-03 18:45
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
Places shown in this photo: 
Statue Square, Central [????- ]
Temporary buildings in Statue Square [1941-1957]

Happy Valley racecourse-1948

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2012-06-03 18:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
Places shown in this photo: 
Happy Valley Racecourse [1846- ]
The Towers, Broadwood Road [1916-????]

Sheko Golf Club-1948

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2012-06-03 18:34
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
Places shown in this photo: 
Shek O Country Club and Golf Course [????- ]

Not a busy day in 1948

Street Scene-1945-Pottinger Street

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2012-06-03 18:32
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction of Wellington and Pottinger Streets [????- ]

Interesting street scene with and ornate lampost and what looks like a cast iron piece of street furniture with a circular sign on top next to the ladder

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