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A very modern Central

Submitted by 80sKid on Sun, 2010-03-14 19:26
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19660412FTB-291 Hong Kong 12 Apr 1966
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1966

Hong Kong Club

Submitted by 80sKid on Sun, 2010-03-14 19:20
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19660413FTB-301 Hong Kong 13 Apr 1966
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1966

Central Market today

Submitted by 80sKid on Tue, 2010-03-09 16:56
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Central Market Hong Kong 1
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compare the 1941 image with this one from present day...

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2010

Pedder Building [1923- ]

Submitted by 80sKid on Fri, 2010-03-05 15:45
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Pedder Building (畢打行) was built in 1923 by the architectural firm of Palmer and Turner. In the pre-Second World War period, most tenants were foreign commercial firms with their headquarters or branches set up in Central. Most tenants evacuated before the Japanese Occupation (1941-1945), and consequently the Japanese and Chinese firms moved in. The building remained intact during the Occupation, and it has always functioned as a commercial building for shops and offices. Read more »

c.1963 View over Admiralty and Central towards Stonecutters Island

Submitted by David on Mon, 2009-12-21 22:50
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I'm dating this at 1963 based on the presence of the Mandarin Hotel (opened in 1963), and the absence of the second-generation Z-shaped Blake Pier, which appeared around 1964. Corrections welcome!

In the lower-right of the photo is Admiralty district, undergoing major changes Read more »

Central Market Construction

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2009-12-06 09:14
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1930s CENTRAL_MARKET
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1938

c.1927 View of Central & Harbour

Submitted by David on Mon, 2009-11-23 09:00
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Here's a good view over Central, taken in the late 1920's. We can see a couple of changes since the 1922 photo: Read more »

c.1922 View of Hong Kong from the harbour

Submitted by David on Mon, 2009-11-16 08:48
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This had me confused for a while, but I think I've got it now. We're looking at  Read more »

Stone in commemoration of the commencement of Praya reclaimation works

Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2009-11-02 00:59
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Hi there,

I came upon this huge stone monument in Chater Garden yesterday.  The most astonishing thing was that it was moved there in 1983.  Before I read the engravings I didn't know it was so important.  However I could not recall where was the original location.

The engravings read: Read more »

c.1932 View of Central, Sheung Wan & Harbour

Submitted by David on Tue, 2009-10-27 21:09
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Near to the centre of the photo is the dark roof of the second-generation Central market, and beyond that is the fire station. We know that the fire station was completed in 1926, and the market was demolished in 1937, so the photo was taken between those dates.

Can anyone see other landmarks that give us a more accurate date for the photo?

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