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約1955年的莊士敦道

　由修頓球場向東望。

　左方是柯布連道口的大成酒家。其背後最高的建築物是氣派一流的英京酒家，現時為大有大廈。

　電車背後原為灣仔警署，當時已改作救世軍總部。

　右方有兩間茶樓，其中開業於1948年的「龍鳳」，於50年代後期改名為「龍門」，一直營業至今。

Johnston Road, c. 1955

　Looking east from Southorn Playground.

　To the left, on the junction of O'Brien Road was Tai Sing Restaurant.The tallest building on its back was the prestigious Ying King Restaurant(today the Tai Yau Building).

　On the rear of the tram originally was the Wanchai Police Station,then changed to the headquarters of Salvation Army in 1930s.

　To the right, there were two tea houses. The Lung Fung tea house which opened in 1948 changed to Lung Moon Restaurant in late 1950s. Now, it is still there.

■鄭寶鴻 香港歷史博物館名譽顧問