The white building with a tower just below Bowen Road should be 64 Kennedy Road. So the place could be near Southorn Playgound on Hennessy or Johnston Roads. The design of the traffic pagoda looks more 1950s than 1940s.
Yes, the junction of Hennessy Road and O' Brien Road. The roof trusses in the background show the indoor basketball court at Southorn Playground. At the junction was a public latrine and bath house. The reverse angle here from Johnston Road.
The location would be the same corner of the present day entrance of the Wanchai Computer Centre. The black roof behind the public toilet was the original covered Southorn Playground.
When the War Memorial Welfare and Recreational Centre opened in 1950, there existed an outdoor basketball court behind the building. In September 1950, there were plans to convert the outdoor court to an indoor one with the provision of a roof as well as to increase the seating capacity of the sporting facility. Work on the roof was to commence the following month. Hong Kong Sunday Herald 3 September 1950 refers.
The English Wikipedia mentions the new basketball court was opened by Hon. D. Benson on 5 June 1951. SCMP 6 June 1951 Page 2 refers.
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where is it?
Where is it exactly? Unfortunately, the street sign is ilegible. What can be read from left to right:
female toilet (女廁)
female bathroom (女浴室)
economy iced drinks restaurant (經濟xx飲冰室)
Which street?
The white building with a tower just below Bowen Road should be 64 Kennedy Road. So the place could be near Southorn Playgound on Hennessy or Johnston Roads. The design of the traffic pagoda looks more 1950s than 1940s.
The street sign does say
The street sign does say Hennessy Road but still does not answer exactly where though.
But using Klaus' helpful ID of 64 Kennedy Road as a line of sight, we should be somewhere between Fenwick Street and Luard Road.
Using the traffic pagoda as an anchor point, probably more at the junction with Luard Road.
Actually no. The roads are angled in the photo so we should be further east than Luard Road.
The next junction further east would be with O'Brien Road and there was a traffic pagoda there in the 1950s.
O’Brien Road
Yes, the junction of Hennessy Road and O' Brien Road. The roof trusses in the background show the indoor basketball court at Southorn Playground. At the junction was a public latrine and bath house. The reverse angle here from Johnston Road.
traffic pagoda
Actually the picture referred by Moddsey viewed from Johnston road does show a traffic pagoda at the Hennessy-O'brien junction.
Re: Where was it?
Hi There,
The location would be the same corner of the present day entrance of the Wanchai Computer Centre. The black roof behind the public toilet was the original covered Southorn Playground.
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date
The indoor stadium was opened in 1950. If it was 1940s, it must be late 1940s.
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/修頓室內場館
Re: Indoor Basketball Court
When the War Memorial Welfare and Recreational Centre opened in 1950, there existed an outdoor basketball court behind the building. In September 1950, there were plans to convert the outdoor court to an indoor one with the provision of a roof as well as to increase the seating capacity of the sporting facility. Work on the roof was to commence the following month. Hong Kong Sunday Herald 3 September 1950 refers.
The English Wikipedia mentions the new basketball court was opened by Hon. D. Benson on 5 June 1951. SCMP 6 June 1951 Page 2 refers.
The main photo appears to be from the 1950s.
I've changed the date from…
I've changed the date from 1940s to 1950s