A few shots that I figured were worth combining because they are all really closely clustered around the small area where Edinburgh Place meets Connaught Road.
First we see (albeit a bit blurry in the background) the old Edinburgh Place carpark. It's still going strong as I write but who knows how long that will last. I've stuck a rough comparison after each one courtesy of Streetview.
The next one shows somewhere that has changed. A little further around Edinburgh Place (it's a small loop road that runs around the carpark) is the view of the old Star Ferry Pier which was still there until 2006.
As you can see the view these days is slightly less inspiring and I think most people will agree that HK is worse off now this area has changed.
Next we pop over a few metres to Connaught Road with a view down towards the old G.P.O. We can still see part of the old roof of the subway on the right. The subway is still there of course (though now there is less reason to use it) but the roof has been put back significantly and replaced with a new structure. Also we can see the Mandarin Oriental on the left and St George's Building behind it. Both buildings are still here but the one behind those - Chater House - is a more recent build. The grand old G.P.O was replaced by Worldwide House and this has to be one of the biggest travesties of HK redevelopment because the old building was quite spectacular. There are still some other relics left over at the back but I did a better post on this here.
Finally, the camera turns and we get to see to the east from this point (the last shot is looking west). Another travesty of a heritage preservation as this grand old building, the Hong Kong Club, was removed to make way for the current version. City Hall can be seen on the left along with the Connaught Road end of the car park and the Cenotaph on the right hand side.
Showing posts with label Cenotaph. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cenotaph. Show all posts
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Shatter - Stuart Whitman (1974) - Around Connaught Road Central
Labels:
1974,
Cenotaph,
Central,
City Hall,
Connaught Road,
Edinburgh place,
Hong Kong Club,
Mandarin Oriental Hotel,
Old GPO,
Shatter,
Star Ferry Multi-storey Carpark,
Stuart Whitman,
Worldwide House
Location:
Central, Hong Kong
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Bruce Lee & I - Betty Ting Pei (1976) - Connaught Road, Central
A brief glimpse but worthy of inclusion because we get a quick look at one of the best buildings to have been torn down in HK ever. The HK Club. The club still exists in name of course but the new building is not a patch on the old one.
I understand the columns from the front door were 'saved' and placed somewhere inside the new building, but I've never been in to confirm it either way. On the positive side, the Cenotaph that can be seen on the right of the picture was recently granted 'Monument' status in HK.
I understand the columns from the front door were 'saved' and placed somewhere inside the new building, but I've never been in to confirm it either way. On the positive side, the Cenotaph that can be seen on the right of the picture was recently granted 'Monument' status in HK.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Flatfoot in Hong Kong - Bud Spencer (1975) - The Cenotaph, Hong Kong
Just a brief shot here as Rizzo walks across the Cenotaph garden. Of course these days it's off-limits to the public but at least we get a nice view of the previously mentioned HSBC building and Standard Chartered Bank HQ and the current version of Prince's Building (and just a glimpse of the corner of the Supreme Court/ex-LegCo building peeking out behind the Cenotaph).
Labels:
1975,
Bud Spencer,
Cenotaph,
Central,
Chartered Bank,
Flatfoot in Hong Kong,
Former Supreme Court/LegCo,
Hong Kong,
HSBC,
Piedone a Hong Kong,
Princes Building,
Statue Square
Location:
Central, Hong Kong
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