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Wyndham Street looking East

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

1980 Wyndham St

Jimmy's Kitchen on the right.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980

1950s Former South China Morning Post Building Entrance

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955

SCMP Building entrance on Wyndham Street. A lady in cheong sam walking by. The full view of the building can be seen here

1948 Wyndham Street

The film shown is" Captain from Castile" starring Tyrone Power. The movie was released in December, 1947.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948

c. 1910 Wyndham street

YMCA on the right hand side.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

1959 Wyndham Street

Note the sedan chair. Blue Bird Restaurant in the China Building down the street.Shell House at the corner of Wyndham and Queen's Road Central has been demolished.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1959

Presbyterian Chapel Bungalow [????-????]

It is interesting to recall that at one time a separate Presbyterian place of worship existed ( now of course merged in the Union Church ) It is on record that Presbyterian services were held in 1847 and 1848, in a bungalow at the back of the old Honkong Club, which latter place used to be on the site o

Unknown building between Wyndham Street and Arbuthnot Road [c.1850-????]

Date Place completed: 
c.1850-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Governemnt stores?

Bungalow of French Admiral

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1860

View in Hong-Kong - Bungalow of French Admiral in Foreground 

I am unsure of the location but I think Garden Road is in the foreground. Does anyone know who the French Admiral was?

 

After further research I have worked out that this photo is of the Wyndham Street/Arbuthnot Road area taken from junction of Ice House Street/Lower Albert Road, roughly where the FCC is today. 

The following building can be seen:

1938 Wyndham Street

The former South China Morning Post Building is further down the street.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1938

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