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1880s view over Tai Ping Shan to harbour
Where: The photographer was up on Hospital Road, looking north-east across Tai Ping Shan to the harbour, and Tsim Sha Tsui beyond. Here's a copy marked up with some of the roads in the area (click the...
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Top Ten countdown: Popular Pages
Here are the ten most popular pages on Gwulo in 2013:<!--break-->10. "A guided walk around Mount Davis", viewed 1,441 timesThis was one of the first pages I wrote, way back in 2006. It's a nice...
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Merry Christmas, Hong Kong style
We've got several old Hong Kong Christmas cards in the photo galleries. Here's the oldest, from the early 1900s:The setting is a familiar scene for a Christmas card, but it was likely a new experience...
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Exhibition: Photos of old Hong Kong
We're spoilt for choice at the moment, with four different exhibitions underway. (If you're reading this from outside Hong Kong, I've added some other ways to see these photos at the bottom of the...
View ArticleGwulo in 2014
Before we look ahead to the new year, let me thank everyone who has contributed to Gwulo over the last twelve months - every day when I visit the website there is something new and interesting to...
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1935 Des Voeux Rd
Where: We're in Sheung Wan, looking east along Des Voeux Road from near the junction with Cleverly Street. Off in the distance we can see a couple of trams, and beyond them is the junction with Rumsey...
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CPS project 4th update: The neighbourhood
In this update for the CPS Project [1] we'll look at photos of the streets around the Central Police Station (CPS) site:View CPS neighbourhood in a larger mapThe neighbourhoodThe CPS site is marked in...
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c.1937 Des Voeux Road near HSBC
Where: We're looking west along Des Voeux Road in Central, with HSBC on the left, Prince's Building and Statue Square on the right.When: This is another photo from the serviceman's album that he'd...
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Fishermen's children
Let me join these two smiling gentlemen in wishing you Kung Hei Fat Choy!What: Fish.(If you're thinking "But isn't it the year of the horse?", the connection between fish and Chinese New Year is...
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What would you like to ask Barbara Anslow?
If you have any questions about life in Hong Kong from the 1920s til the 1950s, here's your chance to ask them.Barbara first arrived in Hong Kong in 1927, aged 8. Her father came here to work, and...
View ArticleQ&A with Barbara Anslow, part 1 of 2
I met Barbara last week, and asked the questions that you'd sent in. Here is the first part of our chat.Below the player I've listed the time when each question was asked, so you can jump straight to...
View ArticleQ&A with Barbara Anslow, part 2 of 2
I met Barbara last week, and asked the questions that you'd sent in. Here is the recording of the second half of our chat. (Subscribers, if you can't see the player below, please view it on the...
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110 years of Hong Kong Trams in photos
Here's how their appearance has changed over the years:A. Single-decker (1st Generation) [1904-c.1913]The public service started in 1904, running these single-decker trams:Â B. Double-decker, open upper...
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Who do you recognise?
Who do you recognise in these old group photos?Joan Izard sent in this photo of Central British School (today called KGV), showing the staff and students in 1939:Joan can see her brother, Douglas...
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1932 Queen's Road Central
Where: This postcard shows the heart of Central, looking east along Queen's Road. The junction on our left leads into Theatre Lane, while the break in the shadows on the right marks the junction with...
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City of Darkness Revisited - a new edition of the Kowloon Walled City classic
Ian Lambot co-wrote the well-known book about Kowloon Walled City, "City of Darkness". Here I ask Ian about the new and expanded edition, "City of Darkness Revisited".David: The book is full of...
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c.1925 Pedder Street
Where: We're looking south along Pedder Street, from the junction with Des Voeux Road Central. Here's how it looks today:View Larger MapWhen: The buildings can help us work out the date this photo was...
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Pillboxes and Lyon Lights around the coast of Hong Kong island
The following post is courtesy of Rob Weir. He describes the pillboxes the British built around Hong Kong's coastline in the lead-up to the Japanese invasion. Over to Rob:Pillboxes around the coast of...
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1960s Street scene, unknown location
An early photo this week - we're off on a family vacation tomorrow, so I won't be here at the weekend to send it out.If you can add anything about its "who / what / when / where", please can you let us...
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c.1932 Peninsula Hotel
Where: Not a hard one to locate - we're looking across Salisbury Road towards the Peninsula Hotel. What's not so clear is where the photographer took the photo from. He was certainly high up, level...
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