Top: cropped from Panorama of the City from the Harbour | Gwulo
Centre: cropped from Des Voeux Road Central c. 1888/89 | Gwulo
Bottom: cropped from Panorama of city from harbour | Gwulo
Three photos showing buildings on Des Voeux Road Central between c.1885 and c.1900. Half of the buildings have been replaced by newer (bigger) ones during these 15 years.
Next follows a list of buildings visible in all years:
Duddell's / Hunt & Co. / Jardine, Matheson & Co.- ML 100 [1855-1907]
20 Des Voeux Road Central [????-????]
Crosby's Store / Lane Crawford (1st location) [????-1901]
26 Des Voeux Road Central [????-????]
28 Des Voeux Road Central [????-????]
Changes from c.1885 to c1888/89
P & O Building (3rd generation) [1887-????] (newly constructed)
34-46 Des Voeux Road Central (first generation) [c.1865-c.1887] replaced by 34-46 Des Voeux Road Central [????-????] (still under construction)
Changes from c.1888/89 to c. 1900
Dent & Co. (West - Praya and Pedder) / Melcher's Building - ML 7 Sec C [1863-1889] replaced by Hongkong Hotel, North Wing [1892-1926]
30-32 Des Voeux Road Central (first generation) [c.1865-c.1889] replaced by 30-32, Des Voeux Road Central [c.1890-????]
Victoria Hotel, DVRC [????-c.1895] replaced by 48-58 Des Voeux Road Central [c.1897-????]