Fenwick Street ( Chinese : 分域街 ) is a street in Wan Chai , Hong Kong with a length of about 450 metres. It starts from Johnston Road and ends at the junction of Fenwick Pier Street and Harbour Road . Fenwick Street is cut into two pieces by Gloucester Road , impassable for cars. Pedestrians can take an elevated walkway to cross.
5-417: The name originates from George Fenwick (died 1896), who owned a shipyard at Johnston Road near Ship Street . The shipyard had to close when the tram was built in 1904. The first part of Fenwick Street was built during the 1920s Wanchai Reclamation ( Praya East Reclamation Scheme ), starting at Johnston Road (this was the waterfront before reclamation) to Gloucester Road (waterfront after reclamation). During
10-409: A hotel project, Mega Tower Hotel at the east of the street but received opposition from the surrounding residents and environmental groups. It is because the project would also involve demolition of the historical building of the famous haunted house, Nam Koo Terrace ( 南固臺 ) and felling of various climbing fig trees . The lower part between Johnston Road and Queen's Road East is designated to become
15-577: Is a street in Wan Chai , Hong Kong . It starts from Johnston Road , crosses Queen's Road East and goes uphill southward and reaches Kennedy Road . Part of the street is ladders and much of the century-old buildings are abandoned. Locals often refer to these buildings as the "Ghost House". The story of Ship Street began in 1910s. It was near the pier in Johnston Road and thus the roads and streets in surrounding are named after navigation and
20-603: The ports in China . The original stone steps of the Ship Street are well-preserved among the rapid development of Hong Kong. Before the completion of Hopewell Centre in 1980s, the street was the preferred access among the students of surrounding schools like St. Francis' Canossian College and Tung Chi College (同濟中學 ). The street is a featured street in Hong Kong and a venue for several films. Hopewell long planned
25-464: The next reclamation phase between 1965 and 1972, the street was extended to Harbour Road. At the end of Fenwick Street piers existed, one from 1929 to about 1968 at Gloucester Road, the other one from about 1970 to end of 2014 at the new waterfront (see Fenwick Pier ). 22°16′42″N 114°10′13″E / 22.278471°N 114.170412°E / 22.278471; 114.170412 Ship Street, Hong Kong Ship Street ( Chinese : 船街 )
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