tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post4846689319133715027..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Home in Hong KongYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-30498773898146444502016-11-01T23:23:32.660+08:002016-11-01T23:23:32.660+08:00Hi yet again T --
Wow, looks like this post and c...Hi yet again T --<br /><br />Wow, looks like this post and conversation's got you into research mood (and back down Memory Lane?)! ;b YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-1192504149065882942016-11-01T09:34:46.134+08:002016-11-01T09:34:46.134+08:00Hi there,
I looked up a bit more and found a hand...Hi there,<br /><br />I looked up a bit more and found a handful more information of these entertainment establishment. I have already excluded early prostitution and some of those amusement parks\theme parks (maybe without mechanical rides) are more wide spread on the island.<br /><br />More later. Need sometime to go through the information.<br /><br />BTW, the former Kai Tai Amusement Park Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-11019222167072087682016-10-31T22:44:02.616+08:002016-10-31T22:44:02.616+08:00Hi once again T --
Got the following when I did a...Hi once again T --<br /><br />Got the following when I did a spot of Googling for Lee Garden:-<br />http://www.hysan.com.hk/about-us/history/<br /><br />Hope you find that even 1/10th as interesting as the information you've supplied on this blog post thread -- thanks much, more than by the way!<br /><br />No, I didn't know about the Kai Tak Amusement Park, etc. It's interesting to YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-39892704497989543852016-10-31T00:34:23.328+08:002016-10-31T00:34:23.328+08:00Hi there,
Ming Yuen was much older than Luna Park...Hi there,<br /><br />Ming Yuen was much older than Luna Park. For Lee Gardens I have to look it up. Could not recall when did Hysen Lee bought the site from Jardine Matheson.<br /><br />Ah, have you heard of the Kai Tak Amusement Park and the Tsuen Wan Amusement Park? These are sort of modern day sites. The Tsuen Wan one folded a bit sooner than Kai Tai. Kai Tak Amusement Park was till thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-7571054110757194002016-10-31T00:25:56.819+08:002016-10-31T00:25:56.819+08:00Hi once more T --
Yes, I know where Ming Yuen Wes...Hi once more T --<br /><br />Yes, I know where Ming Yuen Western Street is. Amazing that there were two entertainment establishments (amusement parks?) located so close to each other as that one was to the one at Yuen Yuen Street. <br /><br />To be honest, I only really knew about Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park -- and that mainly only because it was featured in old Hong Kong movies, and I had read YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-48268649565937782962016-10-29T22:56:46.782+08:002016-10-29T22:56:46.782+08:00Hi There,
A mere street name is what's left o...Hi There,<br /><br />A mere street name is what's left of many Hong Kong's past. There are many of these that most of us citizens aren't even aware of. We just took the street names for granted and might not think about if a street was named after something.<br /><br />I have to admit, quite a few of them were named after opium traders back then.<br /><br />Back to the neighbourhoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-14033681621855081232016-10-29T19:19:55.841+08:002016-10-29T19:19:55.841+08:00Hi T --
I often wonder whether it's not more ...Hi T --<br /><br />I often wonder whether it's not more expensive to pull down the buildings and erect new ones (which admittedly are taller and thus possess greater square footage) in their place. And when talking about costs: I wish people would consider environmental as well as just fiscal costs.<br /><br />Thanks for the factoid re Yuen Yuen Street! It's hard to imagine that an YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-32952652257504784252016-10-29T13:59:00.900+08:002016-10-29T13:59:00.900+08:00Hi there,
Maintaining these buildings likely cost...Hi there,<br /><br />Maintaining these buildings likely cost you more than an arm and a leg. Yet we do not have any local laws to protect these buildings. A shame.<br /><br />The area shown in the photo used to be an amusement park (http://gwulo.com/luna-park) a bit after WW2, Hence the namesake of the street (月園街\Yuen Yuen Street) where you took the photo.<br /><br />T<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-75109497350210451122016-10-28T20:47:39.660+08:002016-10-28T20:47:39.660+08:00Hi Liisa --
Free time? I guess I'll have tha...Hi Liisa --<br /><br />Free time? I guess I'll have that after I've unpacked but right now, it feels like it'll never get done (and so much so that I'm going to forego blogging again tonight)! ;(<br /><br />Hi T --<br /><br />Well done for recognizing where I used to live. For a few years now, I've been afraid that that block of tong lau would get torn down. As you've YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-77367052178616477922016-10-28T01:45:24.830+08:002016-10-28T01:45:24.830+08:00Hi there,
I think I recognize where it is. That&...Hi there,<br /><br />I think I recognize where it is. That's one of the older areas in town.<br /><br />Wet markets are nearby and within walking distance (there are three wet markets around). There is a spicy restaurant just round the corner. Those are the last few blocks of tong laus at that section of the street. Lot's of other restaurants of all kinds around too.<br /><br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-51097139309224293912016-10-28T01:07:52.638+08:002016-10-28T01:07:52.638+08:00Congratulations!
What are you planning to do wi...Congratulations! <br /><br />What are you planning to do with all the spare time you have now that you don't have to spend all your days flat-hunting?<br /><br />LiisaLiisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313984265102965629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-16682660293226560372016-10-28T00:14:22.923+08:002016-10-28T00:14:22.923+08:00Hi "The Fragrant Harbour" --
Thanks! T...Hi "The Fragrant Harbour" --<br /><br />Thanks! Things have indeed gone pretty well thus far. Am hoping to get all the unpacking done by Monday. I'll let you know when the flat's ready for you to come over and visit... ;)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-10726128482596518062016-10-28T00:05:56.650+08:002016-10-28T00:05:56.650+08:00Hi YTSL -- Congrats on the move! Sounds like it we...Hi YTSL -- Congrats on the move! Sounds like it went really smoothly!Goodbye HK, Hello YVRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220868581581406872noreply@blogger.com