1931 32 The Racecourse, Happy Valley HK

Interesting view. I think Blue Pool Road is at bottom centre that proceeds uphill.   The two-storey building to the right of the two long long vertical warehouses/garage buildings (?) is at the junction of  Ventris Road and Blue Pool Road. Not sure if this building was the the Foundling Home and the focus of the photograph ?

Hi There,

I believe there used to be a line of houses along the curve of Wong Nei Chung Road facing Blue Pool\Sing Woo Road junctions on the race-course side.   At least there used to be a kintegarten called Lap Pun right opposite Sing Woo Road back in the 1960's.  The lot is now a public park\sitting area called Wong Nei Chung Road Crescent Garden.  

T

Yes, there was a row of two-storey buildings just south of the racecourse bend facing Blue Pool and Sing Woo Roads. The buildings were certainly there in the 1970s and probably in the 1980s. Cannot recall when they were demolished. Residents living in Happy Valley can of course provide a better time-frame. 

A view of the buildings can be seen here in this panorama shot of the racecourse and Happy Valley. I think I have a photo of these buildings from the 1930s.

This thread with images taken by Nona Pio-Ulski, although of a later date, may be useful for locating 22 and 23 Broadwood Road:

https://gwulo.com/node/22584#17~22.26933~114.18822~Map_by_GovHK-Markers…