1948 photo of Tonnochy-Gloucester junction. Note that there was a high school called 華僑中學 on the right. In 1964, another high school called 中正中學 moved in. Of course the white building was Gilman Motors. On the waterfront, there was a stone pier which became the Tonnochy pier run by YMT ferry Co in 1949.
1959 gloucester rest area between the Tonnochy and Stewart piers. In 1956, when the Stewart pier was opened, it took over the Jordan road route from Tonnochy pier which switched its route to Kowloon City.
Looking west from the gloucester-tonnochy junction in 1981. Note that the Sun Hung Kai Centre was under construction which opened in 1982. The Tonnochy pedestrian bridge in the foreground.
The Tonnochy junction is on the left of this picture in 1959. It shows the rest area on the waterfront between the Tonnochy pier and Stewart pier opened in 1957. The vertical sign on the second floor on the left says it is a high school. The school is named Wah Kiu middle school (華僑中學) seen in this 1948 picture which was replaced by another high school in 1964. https://gwulo.com/media/43247
The company Yau Wing company (有榮) at number 152 belonged to Fok Ying-tung, one of the richeset men in Hong Kong.
The pier down the street is for ferry to Jordan Road at the intersection with Stewart Road. The guy talking to another guy on motorcycle is the grandpa of the person who posted this photo. Grandpa is the owner of the Wayston garage. Unfortunately the pier for ferries to Hunghom and Kowloon City at the intersection with Tonnochy Road is out of the picture. One can also see the sign of school "中正中學" at the Tonnochy road corner.
The caption at Frickr is not correct. It says it was taken in the 50s. The school moved there in 1964 and the piers on Gloucester road were demolished around 1968 as that part of the harbour was reclaimed and a new pier opened in 1968. So the photo should be taken sometime between 1964 and 1968.
One commenter of uwants pinpoints the year of the photo at 1965. Besides the reason I stated above regarding that high school. The commenter further argues the hotel 華國酒店 down the road next to the police station was under construction in 1965. It makes sense to me.
Another thing I noticed is that in the photo, there was no traffic light at the Tonnochy-Gloucester junction west of the Gilman Motors. In another photo posted here, there was one around there though there is no time stamp for that photo. It probably was before the construction of the Tonnochy pedestrian bridge in 1970. So the photo should be dated between 1965 and 1970.
Two pictures of that part of Gloucestor road in 1972. It was after the reclamation was complete and the old piers demolished and a new pier going to Jordan road and Hunghom was completed. The Gloucestor road was widened and a pedestrian bridge built across the widened Gloucestor road at the Tonnochy junction. It was opened to traffic in August 1970 .
The rest were just some ancient residential buildings. The one at Tonnochy junction was partially converted into a middle school in 1964 as mentioned above. (or more exactly a middle school moved out. Another moved in. The old one was already there in 1948. https://gwulo.com/media/43247)
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1948 Tonnochy-Gloucester junction
1948 photo of Tonnochy-Gloucester junction. Note that there was a high school called 華僑中學 on the right. In 1964, another high school called 中正中學 moved in. Of course the white building was Gilman Motors. On the waterfront, there was a stone pier which became the Tonnochy pier run by YMT ferry Co in 1949.
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1959 gloucester rest area
1959 gloucester rest area between the Tonnochy and Stewart piers. In 1956, when the Stewart pier was opened, it took over the Jordan road route from Tonnochy pier which switched its route to Kowloon City.
1981 gloucester-tonnochy junction
Looking west from the gloucester-tonnochy junction in 1981. Note that the Sun Hung Kai Centre was under construction which opened in 1982. The Tonnochy pedestrian bridge in the foreground.
Near the junction
The Tonnochy junction is on the left of this picture in 1959. It shows the rest area on the waterfront between the Tonnochy pier and Stewart pier opened in 1957. The vertical sign on the second floor on the left says it is a high school. The school is named Wah Kiu middle school (華僑中學) seen in this 1948 picture which was replaced by another high school in 1964. https://gwulo.com/media/43247
The company Yau Wing company (有榮) at number 152 belonged to Fok Ying-tung, one of the richeset men in Hong Kong.
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/霍英東
Further notes
photo possibly taken between 1964 and 1968
Submitted by simtang on Sun, 09/12/2021 - 13:10
The pier down the street is for ferry to Jordan Road at the intersection with Stewart Road. The guy talking to another guy on motorcycle is the grandpa of the person who posted this photo. Grandpa is the owner of the Wayston garage. Unfortunately the pier for ferries to Hunghom and Kowloon City at the intersection with Tonnochy Road is out of the picture. One can also see the sign of school "中正中學" at the Tonnochy road corner.
The caption at Frickr is not correct. It says it was taken in the 50s. The school moved there in 1964 and the piers on Gloucester road were demolished around 1968 as that part of the harbour was reclaimed and a new pier opened in 1968. So the photo should be taken sometime between 1964 and 1968.
More information:
https://cgf-cccosa.com.hk/download/Booklet/CCC2013.pdf
year of the photo
Submitted by simtang on Sun, 02/20/2022 - 12:50
One commenter of uwants pinpoints the year of the photo at 1965. Besides the reason I stated above regarding that high school. The commenter further argues the hotel 華國酒店 down the road next to the police station was under construction in 1965. It makes sense to me.
https://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=6167379&extra=&page=286
Another thing I noticed is that in the photo, there was no traffic light at the Tonnochy-Gloucester junction west of the Gilman Motors. In another photo posted here, there was one around there though there is no time stamp for that photo. It probably was before the construction of the Tonnochy pedestrian bridge in 1970. So the photo should be dated between 1965 and 1970.
1972
Submitted by simtang on Mon, 02/14/2022 - 00:47
Two pictures of that part of Gloucestor road in 1972. It was after the reclamation was complete and the old piers demolished and a new pier going to Jordan road and Hunghom was completed. The Gloucestor road was widened and a pedestrian bridge built across the widened Gloucestor road at the Tonnochy junction. It was opened to traffic in August 1970 .
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First picture looking east at the bridge.
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A closer look
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A=Tonnochy pedestrian bridge
B=City Centre building
C=Lok Go building
D=police station
E=harbour hotel
F=Fleming flyover
The rest were just some ancient residential buildings. The one at Tonnochy junction was partially converted into a middle school in 1964 as mentioned above. (or more exactly a middle school moved out. Another moved in. The old one was already there in 1948. https://gwulo.com/media/43247)