Was there a ventilation tower of some underground establishment of sort at the back, the dark gray one with a stepping top? Usually the Pawn shop should give some good clues but I could not recall or find any Pawn Shops called Wing Cheung online. May have to dig deeper later. On the other hand, the flower stalls looked familiar.
I think that the tall building just visible in the background looks to be on land slightly higher up than the very busy street. The crowds of people all seem to be more or less on the level, so was the photograph taken looking South from maybe Queen’s Road, but more likely Des Voeux Road as the streets running South off Queen’s Road would be steeper? Best wishes, Andrew
I think the flower stalls are on D’Aguilar Street. The man with the pole is on Wellington Street crossing from west to east. Should tie-in with other photos in the series.
Thanks Moddsey. Yes, D'Aguilar Street would seem to be a very good match, especially as, at the top of the photogrph, the rather mottled appearance suggests the lower slope of Victoria Peak. Queen's Road Central would not have provided such a close view so I agree that the man with the pole was very likely on Wellington Street and not Queen's Road. It is definitely in the area where Robin, and the many of us, would have explored in the 1950s. Regards, Andrew
Indeed it is Wellington Street-D'Aguilar St junction looking south along D'Aguilar St. The pawn shop on the lower left side called "wing cheung pawn shop 永昌大押" had an address 26 Wellington Street according to 1960 香港年鑑.
There was a famous tailor at 6 D'Aguilar St in the 1960s. It was called Cheung Wood Hoi tailor 張活海 (1960 年香港年鑑). This picture is looking south along D'Aguilar St around the Queens rd junction.
The sign can be seen on the left next to the "Bombay" sign. One can also see the sign of the Wing Cheung pawn shop at the Wellington st junction further back. This guy Cheung Wood Hoi is the father of the famous HK singer-actor Leslie Cheung 張國榮.
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Re: Should be somewhere in Central
Hi There,
Was there a ventilation tower of some underground establishment of sort at the back, the dark gray one with a stepping top? Usually the Pawn shop should give some good clues but I could not recall or find any Pawn Shops called Wing Cheung online. May have to dig deeper later. On the other hand, the flower stalls looked familiar.
T
Hi T, thanks for your
Hi T, thanks for your comments.
I think that the tall building just visible in the background looks to be on land slightly higher up than the very busy street. The crowds of people all seem to be more or less on the level, so was the photograph taken looking South from maybe Queen’s Road, but more likely Des Voeux Road as the streets running South off Queen’s Road would be steeper? Best wishes, Andrew
D’Aguilat Street
I think the flower stalls are on D’Aguilar Street. The man with the pole is on Wellington Street crossing from west to east. Should tie-in with other photos in the series.
Thanks Moddsey. Yes, D
Thanks Moddsey. Yes, D'Aguilar Street would seem to be a very good match, especially as, at the top of the photogrph, the rather mottled appearance suggests the lower slope of Victoria Peak. Queen's Road Central would not have provided such a close view so I agree that the man with the pole was very likely on Wellington Street and not Queen's Road. It is definitely in the area where Robin, and the many of us, would have explored in the 1950s. Regards, Andrew
Wellington Street
Indeed it is Wellington Street-D'Aguilar St junction looking south along D'Aguilar St. The pawn shop on the lower left side called "wing cheung pawn shop 永昌大押" had an address 26 Wellington Street according to 1960 香港年鑑.
famous tailor on D'Aguilar St
There was a famous tailor at 6 D'Aguilar St in the 1960s. It was called Cheung Wood Hoi tailor 張活海 (1960 年香港年鑑). This picture is looking south along D'Aguilar St around the Queens rd junction.
The sign can be seen on the left next to the "Bombay" sign. One can also see the sign of the Wing Cheung pawn shop at the Wellington st junction further back. This guy Cheung Wood Hoi is the father of the famous HK singer-actor Leslie Cheung 張國榮.
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