Views along the tram line in the 1930s

Submitted by David on Sun, 06/15/2014 - 11:00

Join us on a tram-ride through 1930s Hong Kong:


1930s Kennedy Town Fruit Market


1937 Typhoon damage - Kennedy Town

1937 Typhoon damage - Kennedy Town


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KTPraya.jpg


Connaught Road, Sheung Wan c.1930

Connaught Road, Sheung Wan c.1930


1930s Des Voeux Road Central (Looking west towards Wing On)

1930s Des Voeux Road Central (Looking west towards Wing On)


1930s Des Voeux Road Central


1935 Des Voeux Rd

1935 Des Voeux Rd


Des Voeux Road near the junction with Rumsey Street

Des Voeux Road near the junction with Rumsey Street


1930s Junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Wing Lok Street

1930s Junction of  Des Voeux Road Central and Wing Lok Street


Sun Sun Cafe, Des Voeux Rd

Sun Sun Cafe, Des Voeux Rd


Des Voeux Rd

Des Voeux Rd


c.1935 Des Voeux Road at Central Fire Station

c.1935 Des Voeux Road at Central Fire Station


1930s Des Voeux Rd Central near Central Fire Station

1930s Des Voeux Rd Central near Central Fire Station


c.1935 Des Voeux Road Central

c.1935 Des Voeux Road Central


1930s Des Voeux Road Central at junction with Pedder Street

1930s Des Voeux Road Central at junction with Pedder Street


Des Voeux Rd near Ice House Street

Des Voeux Rd near Ice House Street


Bank of East Asia

Bank of East Asia


Tram passing Prince's Building

Tram passing Prince's Building


1930s Murray Road


c.1937 Des Voeux Road near HSBC

c.1937 Des Voeux Road near HSBC


1937 free rides

1937


1930s Junction of Queen's Road Central and Garden Road

1930s Junction of Queen's Road Central and Garden Road


1930s Funeral procession passing cricket pitch

1930s Funeral procession passing cricket pitch


1930s Naval Yard Buildings - Rickshaw Rank

1930s Naval Yard Buildings - Rickshaw Rank


1930s Queensway

1930s Queensway


1930s Queensway and Queen's Road East

1930s Queensway and Queen's Road East


1930s Arsenal Street


1930s daibutsu

1930s daibutsu


1930s Sikh Funeral Procession


1930s Arsenal Street - Retention of Single Blue Building

1930s Arsenal Street - Retention of Single Blue Building


1936 Hennessy Road


Trams at the Chinese Methodist Church 1936

Trams at the Chinese Methodist Church 1936


1930s Western Junction of Hennessy & Johnston Roads


1930 Johnston Road / Luard Rd


1930s China Circus - Wanchai Reclamation Grounds


1930s Junction of Wanchai & Johnston Roads


1930s Hennessy Road.


Tung Tak Pawn Shop on the corner of Marsh Road


1930s Bowrington Canal

1930s Bowrington Canal


1930s Bowrington Canal

1930s Bowrington Canal


Causeway Bay Trams

Causeway Bay Trams


1936 Typhoon scene 1


1930s Causeway Road


1930s Taikoo Sugar factory & Duro Paint factory


Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Hong Kong (sw08-110)

Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Hong Kong (sw08-110)


Deep cutting on the Shaukiwan (King's) Road in the 1930s

Deep cutting on the Shaukiwan (King's) Road in the 1930s



You can click on any of the titles or photos above to visit that photo's page. Many have larger copies of the photo, and additional information about the view.

Thank you to everyone who uploaded the photos shown above. If you have any other views along the tramline from the 1930s, please can you upload them for us to see? Here's how to upload a photo: http://gwulo.com/node/2076

Regards, David

Also on Gwulo.com this week:

Fergus MacDermot is uploading his grandmother's memoir of growing up in Wei Hai Wei and Hong Kong in the early 20th century: 

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Hi David,

Did you purposefully duplicate the photo of Des Voeux Road at Central Fire Station?

breskvar

Submitted by on
Thu, 06/19/2014 - 19:44

It is amazing that Tung Tak Pawn Shop has been in the same building for so long!  I prefer the scene with the balconies -- it is more elegant.

About a month ago, there was a report stating that the building occupied by Tung Tak Pawn Shop and the tong lau (shophouse) building next door may both be demolished soon.  If you have not done so, this is the time to take some photographs.