Ice House Street
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Ice House Street (traditional Chinese: 雪廠街; simplified Chinese: 雪厂街; pinyin: Xuěchǎng Jiē; Cantonese Yale: syut3 chong2 gaai1) is a street in Central on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street starts from Lower Albert Road on a hill slope and runs downhill across Queen's Road Central, Des Voeux Road Central, Chater Road and ends in Connaught Road Central.
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[edit] History
Originally "Ice House Lane", the street was named for the Ice House that was built in about 1845 at Battery Path and Queen's Road.
[edit] Features
Several major buildings are sites beside of the road:
- St. George's Building
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong
- Alexandra House
- Prince's Building
- Old Dairy Farm Building - 2 Lower Albert Road
- Central Government Offices West Wing - 11 Ice House Street
- Club Lusitano Building, at No. 16 Ice House Street. The Club Lusitano is a gathering place of the Portuguese community. Previously located at Shelley Street, it has been located at Ice House Street since 1866[1][2] (according to other sources, the Club was located at Shelley Street from December 1866 to 1920).[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong University Press. p. 47. ISBN 9789622095632.
- ^ Toews + Warner Architecture: Club Lusitano
- ^ Bard, Solomon (2002). Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842-1918. Hong Kong University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-9622095748.
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Coordinates: 22°16′55.4802″N 114°9′18.342″E / 22.282077833°N 114.155095°E
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