Garden Terrace 1977

I hope I am not having a
Submitted by fivestar on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 10:59

I hope I am not having a senior moment, but is not the construction on the right of the photo Estoril Court. If this is the case I believe the photo would have to be earlier then 1977.

re: Garden Road
Submitted by 80sKid on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 02:17

Hi fivestar, I think the construction on the right is for the flyover that's there now. That would appear to date it in 1977, according to the legco records:

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: In the case of the Garden Road/Magazine Gap Road Flyover the contract period was specified as fifteen months commencing on 1 September 1976 with completion on 30 November 1977. Liquidated damages were stipulated in the contract documents at $1,800 per day. No bonus clause was included.
The project is now expected to be completed in April i.e. about five months behind the original contract completion date although I should point out that the late completion is due in part to delays caused by unforeseen utility diversions. (feb 1978)

compare with similar view today: http://g.co/maps/asvcv

Garden road
Submitted by fivestar on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 02:42

Thanks 80skid. you are correct, looks like another grey cell has gone.

I've taken #1 Garden Terrace
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 10:28

I've taken #1 Garden Terrace (花園台) - 8 Old Peak Road [1983- ] off the list of places shown in this photo, as it wasn't built til later.

Regards, David