Mike, thanks for the stedy stream of photos. You've got a real treasure trove. Also thanks for scanning these latest photos at higher resolution, so we can zoom in on the details.
I could not pin point anything, but I have a gut feeling that the skyline did not look right as the buildings did not add up even if the National Lacquer & Paint Products seemed to be a match. Would the slide be flipped?
I've flipped the photo as Thomas suggested. It makes the writing on the factory legible as "PAINT PRODUCTS CO.", which matches the other pictures we've got ofthe National Lacquer factory. So I'll still vote for North Point as the location of this one.
Yes I think the Paint Products building is basically a 99% match with the other photos that has that building there. Particularly this one: http://gwulo.com/node/13566
The line of the mountain on top of the left hand half of the building is quite a good match too.
It seem we have a match. North Point it was. The tall greyish building (North Point Mansion) still exist today. The deep beige group of building would then be the first phase of the Healthy Village back then.
Those three building blocks are Healthy Village, and the higher building should be the Kut Cheong Mansion. These buildings are still existing there. While I was a boy, I lived in this neighborhood for the entire 1970s.
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Re: probably not Sai Kung
Hi there,
This photo doesn't look like Sai Kung at all. The high rises didn't not look right. Unable to match anything in my mind yet.
Best Regards,
T
North Point
Just above the mast of the sailing boat is a familiar building:
http://gwulo.com/node/9201
Mike, thanks for the stedy stream of photos. You've got a real treasure trove. Also thanks for scanning these latest photos at higher resolution, so we can zoom in on the details.
Regards, David
Re: North Point?
Hi David,
I could not pin point anything, but I have a gut feeling that the skyline did not look right as the buildings did not add up even if the National Lacquer & Paint Products seemed to be a match. Would the slide be flipped?
Best Regards,
T
North Point
Could it be Chi Wan? Please view the following link.
http://gwulo.com/node/9334
SaiKung query
Thanks David,think ive got a few more to post.Then I will look at the pictures!
Thanks guys for trying to id where this is...I'm only guessing
Mike
Re: Photo
I think five star may have got it right. Part of a photo sequence as one sails thru lyemun gap. Probably the end of Shaukiwan as it was then.
Resolving photo
Ok Moddsey & Fivestar....thanks for your help.
Mike
I've flipped the photo as
I've flipped the photo as Thomas suggested. It makes the writing on the factory legible as "PAINT PRODUCTS CO.", which matches the other pictures we've got ofthe National Lacquer factory. So I'll still vote for North Point as the location of this one.
Regards, David
Paint Products building
Yes I think the Paint Products building is basically a 99% match with the other photos that has that building there. Particularly this one: http://gwulo.com/node/13566
The line of the mountain on top of the left hand half of the building is quite a good match too.
breskvar
Re: North Point.
Hi there,
It seem we have a match. North Point it was. The tall greyish building (North Point Mansion) still exist today. The deep beige group of building would then be the first phase of the Healthy Village back then.
Best Regards,
T
Those three building blocks…
Those three building blocks are Healthy Village, and the higher building should be the Kut Cheong Mansion. These buildings are still existing there. While I was a boy, I lived in this neighborhood for the entire 1970s.
Regards,
Michael