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Nine Buildings 15-23, Connaught Road (1941)

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2021-03-29 01:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941

Cropped from General Post Office - Connaught Road Central

Buildings with nine arches Nos 15-23, Connaught Road (1907)

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2021-03-28 17:59
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1907

Cropped from Connaught Road ca. 1907

Shows buildings with nine arches Nos 15-23, Connaught Road and the "South China Morning Post Ltd" sign.

Connaught Road ca. 1907

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2021-03-28 01:52

This photo is similar to this one from 1906, but taken a bit later as the progress on building General Post Office is obvious.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1907
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SCMP
praya central
connaught road

Central waterfront late 1880s

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2021-03-15 00:16

Shows Pedder's Wharf after 1886.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1887
Tags: 
pier
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1920s Connaught Road Central

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2021-02-25 22:37

Piers, piers, piers (from left to right):

Douglas Steamship Wharf

P & O Pier

Blake Pier

Star Ferry Pier

Queen's Pier

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925
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blake pier
pier
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Vehicular Ferry Central

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2019-12-18 02:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946

Screen shot (at 8.01 min) from a film on the website of the Imperial War Museum (see on Gwulo).

It shows a soldier passing the Vehicular Ferry Pier, Japanese War Memorial on the right (in the back).

5. Destruction of the Canton Wharf & 6. Destruction of the Praya

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2019-10-09 11:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1874

Central Praya Development 1860s- 1880s

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2019-09-20 23:19

I recently found this panorama over on the Historical photos of China site. The caption had it dated 1875 but it is much earlier, probably 1864-1865 as the large building under construction in the centre is Dent's new headquarters which was completed c1866.

1860s Panorama of City from Murray Pier/Bath-house

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2019-09-20 22:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1865

Tag showing 1865 central reclamation

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2017-10-27 01:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2017

Seen on the Gloucester Tower on Pedder Street, near the entrance to the Landmark Atrium (approx. 50 m south of Des Voeux Rd.C).

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