Seasonal Fruit Company was located at 99, Des Voeux Road. It was relocated from 46 Des Voeux Road to no. 99 in the early 1960s. (Source) Therefore the date of the photo could be mid-1960s or younger.
Thanks Klaus for supplementing the location and relative timeframe. By looking at the vehicles on the street I can tell that the taxi in the middle was a Mercedes W120 or W121 which were in production from 1953 to 1962, so it has to be older than 1953.
This advertisement in 1955 of king of kings preserved meat (皇上皇臘味) (the vertical sign with white characters and blue background behind the tram) indicated the shop was located at 115 Des Voeux Central. It was a preserved meat shop but sold ice cream in the summer. Some customers who wanted to buy meat may be surprised to find it has become an ice cream shop. The advertisement is actually about king of kings' ice cream.
1955 king of kings preserved meat advertisemrnt, by simtang
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Seasonal Fruit Company was…
Seasonal Fruit Company was located at 99, Des Voeux Road. It was relocated from 46 Des Voeux Road to no. 99 in the early 1960s. (Source) Therefore the date of the photo could be mid-1960s or younger.
Thanks Klaus for…
Thanks Klaus for supplementing the location and relative timeframe. By looking at the vehicles on the street I can tell that the taxi in the middle was a Mercedes W120 or W121 which were in production from 1953 to 1962, so it has to be older than 1953.
1955 king of kings preserved…
1955 king of kings preserved meat advertisemrnt
Submitted by simtang on Tue, 03/14/2023 - 00:35
This advertisement in 1955 of king of kings preserved meat (皇上皇臘味) (the vertical sign with white characters and blue background behind the tram) indicated the shop was located at 115 Des Voeux Central. It was a preserved meat shop but sold ice cream in the summer. Some customers who wanted to buy meat may be surprised to find it has become an ice cream shop. The advertisement is actually about king of kings' ice cream.
further proof from Uwants
Submitted by simtang on Tue, 03/14/2023 - 19:43
Several pictures from Uwants show the same location at Des-Voeux Central-Jubilee st junction.
https://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=16732840&extra=&page=42