Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Lutheran School for the Deaf - Now and Then

If I have any Thai readers, they may remember the solitary Thai contribution to this blog is a 1972 movie called อ้อมอกเจ้าพระยา (or Aorm Aok Jao Praya for those who don't read Thai). One of the few local scenes was filmed on Cherry Street in Tai Kok Tsui at the north end of the old Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter. In the background of the scene is a school building - the Lutheran School for the Deaf. I believe the deaf school has relocated to Tsuen Wan, but the school building is still operated by the Lutheran Church and is now called Sharon Lutheran School. The only change appears to be  an additional block stuck to the front of the old school facade (right hand side of my recent image).

Unfortunately, getting an exact match on the film still is impossible because this part of Cherry Street is now a busy multi-lane main road with no pedestrian access. I took the photo from the pedestrian bridge.

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