Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Young People - David Chiang (1972) - Cafe Galano, Earl Street

In the scene where David Chiang is followed by Agnes Chan from a cafe, the venue was a place called Cafe Galano (嘉蘭娜餐廳). This appears to have been a popular "al fresco" cafe located at 284 Prince Edward Road West opened in 1961 and frequented by the Hong Kong glitterati of the time.

The bit we see in the film appears to have been a side exit on Earl Street and it is here where Chiang turns north and walks towards Boundary Street with Agnes in close pursuit. Pretty much all of the buildings around here have been redeveloped and, coincidentally, the last screen cap shows a construction site hoarding for what I believe was the construction of "Earl Gardens" (completed in December of 1972).

The site of the cafe was redeveloped into a residential block called Prince Garden a few years (circa 77/78) after this film was shot.

The Earl Street side entrance for Cafe Galano
Looking towards Prince Edward Road West
Looking towards Boundary Street
Agnes Chan looking towards the construction site of Earl Gardens

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