Late 1940s Wanchai waterfront air

Sun, 12/05/2021 - 19:27

Aerial photo from the late 1940s.

At the waterfront on the extreme right side appears Hua Nan [Motors]. According to industrialhistoryhk, Hua Nan Motors were founded in 1947, so the photo is definitely post-war. Very prominent on the waterfront is Luk Kwok Hotel.

For Kennedy Road Houses see this enlargement, for buildings around Southorn Playground here..

Source: This image came from Flickr, see https://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=15427528825

Date picture taken
1949
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