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The Ice House Company's shop, Hong Kong

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2021-10-26 19:43
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1868

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH03-05

Photo by William Pryor Floyd, dated 1868.

Text on the web page:

The Ice House Company, whose shop stood on Queen's Road Central, at the junction with Battery Path and Ice House Street, did not manufacture ice. The ice was harvested from iceburgs by The American Company and shipped to Hong Kong (source: Hong Kong - A Rare Photographic Record of the 1860s by Arthur Hacker).

Fu House [1952-1989]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2016-09-26 17:48
Date Place completed: 
c.1952-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
1989-01-01

Small triangular shaped building mainly on Ice House Street

Tags: 
Ice House Street
Central District

9 Queens Road Central/Galleria [1990- ]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2016-09-26 17:46
Date Place completed: 
c.1990-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Completed by HK Land in 1990, sold to Chinese Consortium in 1992

Site was made up of of three buildings:

Holland House

Bank of Canton Building

Fu Building

Originally plan was to combine with Standard Chartered building for one large development but owners of Henley building site refused to sell.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Holland House [1937-????]
Fu House [1952-1989]
Bank of Canton (2nd Generation) [c.1966-c.1989]
Tags: 
Central District
queen's road central
Ice House Street
Des Voeux Road

Photos from HK 1976 - 1985

Submitted by Born in HK on Mon, 2011-12-26 18:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
Places shown in this photo: 
St. George's Building (2nd Generation) [1969- ]
Mandarin Oriental Hotel [1963- ]
Jardine House (was 'Connaught Centre') [1973- ]

Somewhere in Central. Doesnt look much different does it.

1964 HK Traffic Policeman

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2009-12-23 00:04
Image (external): 
Binary Data 4117024044

Traffic policeman at the junction of Ice House Street and Queen's Rd Central, with Edinburgh House facing him on the right of the photo.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1964
Places shown in this photo: 
Edinburgh House [1950-c.1980]
Bank of China Building / Central House / Kai Ming Building [1921-1980]
Image Galleries: 
1960s Hong Kong
Tags: 
Hong Kong
Traffic police
Crown Colonies
police
Ice House Street
queen's road central
traffic pagoda

1920s Ice House Street

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2009-04-25 11:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1928
Places shown in this photo: 
Royal Buildings South / King Edward Hotel / Chung Tin Building [1902-c.1953]
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