Everything tagged: park

The 1937 newspaper clipping notes:

The Garden is situated at the junction of Salisbury and Nathan Roads and extends from Salisbury Road on the South to Middle Road on the North, and from Nathan Road on the West to a Public Road on the East.

I'm not exactly sure of its layout, but photos from the 1930s show an open patch of land bounded by Nathan, Salisbury, Chatham & Middle Roads.

12 Sep 2018 Update: Moddsey notes in the comments below that the playground was the eastern section of the land. I've updated the marker and outline.

Built on the site of the old cricket pitch.

The garden was opened on 20th October 1978, as shown on a plaque at the site.

Built on the site of the old reservoir.

Wikipedia has notes about it.

Some notes on this place here.

Last weekend some friends drove us and the girls out to Inspiration Lake. There's grass, and ... you're allowed to play on it! Quite a rarity for Hong Kong.

The car park for the lake is tiny, just 23 spaces. So while we were dropped off, our friend queued up until enough people left that he could get a space.

The area is part of the Disney development, but you don't need to pay to get in. There's a small 7-11 by the car park, but that's all in terms of shops.