A corner in Central in 1968, when the pavement was still a working space: bamboo baskets stacked outside a shop, wooden crates waiting to be loaded, and every wall carrying paint instead of vinyl.
What you can see in the photograph
- A painted wall sign reading SAM WOO, applied straight onto the render.
- The characters 廣成美髮室 — a barber and hair salon on the first floor.
- A 7UP sign by the doorway, and a Coca-Cola sign further along.
- Bamboo baskets and wooden crates stacked along the kerb, the day's stock going in and out.
About this print
This is a reproduction print of an old Hong Kong photograph, not the original print or negative. The source image comes from data.gov.hk open data; the photograph is published here under the DATA.GOV.HK Terms of Use, with intellectual property held by the Government of the Hong Kong SAR and the relevant bodies. Printed full-bleed on cotton art paper in A4, A3 and 60 × 90 cm, with an optional solid wood frame.