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Residential Building on K.I.L. 537 [c.1895-c.1949]

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 08/30/2020 - 00:51

European House on K.I.L. 537, northern side of Cameron Road, probably number 33. Appears first on the 1895 map on hkmaps.hk.

The Public Works Report for 1892 refers

126. Kowloon New Roads. (C.S.O. 397/1892).—Detail plans and estimates were laid before a meeting of the Public Works Committee held on the 23rd of May for the construction of Des Voeux, Granville, Cameron, Carnarvon, East and Middle Roads......

Hart Avenue [c.1911- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 02/26/2020 - 01:01

 

Named after: Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet (1835 –1911), British Diplomat in the Qing Government (source)

Details:

Hart Avenue is a Y-shaped short street in Tsim Sha Tsui. Today is starts at Prat Avenue (close to Carnarvon Road) and bifurcates after about 60 m. One branch (the older one) runs south to Mody Road, the other east to Chatham Road South.

Timeline

  • 1911: Street built (estimate)

  • 1913: Street first mentioned in the Juror’s list

Prat Avenue [1920- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 02/02/2020 - 01:22

Named after: Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. (1873-1947), Vicar Apostolic of Amoy since 1916 (see comments below)

Details: Prat Avenue is a short road in Tsim Sha Tsui. It is (today) about 200 m long and runs from Carnarvon Road to Chatham Road South.

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Kaiser Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge [c.1958-c.1977]

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 01:02

Was located at the Junction of Carnarvon and Granville Roads. First appearance on a 1958 photo. The building was demolished before the Taurus Building opened in 1978.

"Kaiser" is the German name for "Emperor", so it was possibly a German restaurant.

Update 2020-02-05: according to the advert from 1958 it's a restaurant with "Famous European, American, French & Russian Cuisine".

China Hong Kong City [1988- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 12/29/2019 - 10:52

China Hong Kong City is a commercial complex including five office towers which have a shopping centre, office buildings, a hotel (The Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers) and a ferry terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is situated along Canton Road, south of the Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station. The complex is managed by Sino Group.  It was completed and opened in 1988.

According to its Chinese version webpage, it is the largest building in the world with golden coloured screenwall.

Source Wikipedia

Mody Road [c.1887- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 21:52

Named after: Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, a businessman and supporter of the Hong Kong University

Originally a road between Nathan and Chatham Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, later extended east to todays Science Museum Road.

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