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View from Mountain Lodge - lookout still exists

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This lookout spot (bottom photo) shows High West on the left.  This lookout is still there.

This is the first of a set of Mountain Lodge photos.

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Before the Peak Tram

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Two views,

Bottom view, from above #6 Police Station looking down the ridge line.  You can see the original Peak Hotel in the foreground.  The harbour would be on the left.

Top view, from Mt. Kellett looking back toward the harbour.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1886

Mountain Lodge/ Peak Umbrella Seat

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920
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Belilios Reformatory closeup

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
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Belilios Reformatory

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
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Mountain Lodge

1845 Map of Hong Kong

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1845

Here's a detailed, zoomable, scrollable, clickable map of Hong Kong from 1845, showing the north of the island from Shek Tong Tsui across to Tin Hau, plus the area around Happy Valley. The view above shows the map as drawn, then please click here to see it rotated and overlayed on a modern map of Hong Kong.

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