Nathan Road Kowloon 1958

Tue, 09/23/2014 - 00:53

A view along Nathan Road, Kowloon in 1958.

Date picture taken
1958

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Hi there,

I believe the photo is showing the old Mongkok Polica Station.  The photographer was somewhere near the junction of Prince Edward Road and Nathan Road facing North.  The side street shown in the background should be Playing Field Road, as mentined by Harry.  Phil has a screen capture from a film in his blog showing roughly the same location.

Thanks & Best Regards,

T

That could be No. 6 bus, and the lower deck gave a good view of the front entrance.  I think towards its southern corner there was another entrance enough to fit a small car but rarely used.  How that big roof-top sign could withstand typhoons is a "local" wonder.  The first time I rode a bike (20 cents/30 minutes) on Nathan Road was nerve-racking.