Queen’s Road East: Past and Present

This was one of the hardest of the John Thomson photos to precisely locate, in part because no peaks can be seen. However, the consensus of three photo historians is that John Thomson’s view was taken near the eastern end of today’s Queen’s Road East, looking towards the Wah Yan College hill – clearly seen in both images. But despite the assistance of an 1889 street map, the position east or west along Queen’s Road East was hard to determine. Assuming the site is as described, the shadows, open shutters and clothing indicate a late summer’s afternoon.