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Ladder Street is a street in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong,consisting entirely of steps and landings formed by granite slabs or concrete paving. It was so named because it extends straight up and down like a ladder. [1] The street has been listed as a Grade I historic building. [2]
Ladder Street was built between 1841 and 1850. The name 'Ladder Street' first appeared on a plan of Victoria dated 1856. [1]
Ladder Street starts north at the junction of Queen's Road Central and Lok Ku Road (樂古道). It extends up and south to Caine Road. It intersects with Hollywood Road and Bridges Street and has junctions with Upper Lascar Row,Circular Pathway (弓弦巷),Square Street (四方街) and Rozario Street (老沙路街). [1]
The Man Mo Temple on Hollywood Road is located at the corner of Ladder Street. [3]
The Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong,Bridges Street Centre,is located at the corner of Bridges Street and Ladder Street. [4]
Metal railings have been installed at the centre of the street and open drainage channels are located at each side to drain off rainwater. Many old sections of stone retaining walls and boundary walls are located along Ladder Street. [1]
Plans to build escalators at five sections of Ladder Street were considered by the Transport and Housing Bureau but were abandoned in 2010 due to heritage concerns. [5] [6] [7]
Ladder Street was one of the filming locations of the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong . [3] [8]
Mong Kok is an area in Kowloon,Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok.
Ladder streets are narrow streets in Hong Kong comprising steps. Most are found between Central and Sheung Wan and Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island,from Queen's Road Central,through Hollywood Road and a few other cross streets,to Caine Road at the Mid-Levels. Other ladder streets exist outside of the immediate Mid-Levels area,such as Sands Street in Kennedy Town.
Mid-Levels is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.
Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong,located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island,between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively,it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District,or Gateway District.
The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over 800 m (2,600 ft) in distance and traverses an elevation of over 135 m (443 ft) from bottom to top. It opened in 1993 to provide an improved link between Central and the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island.
Fung Hang is a village in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong,to the south west of the Sha Tau Kok Hoi or Starling Inlet,opposite the town of Sha Tau Kok. It is a single-clan Hakka village of the Cheung (張) Clan located between Luk Keng and Kuk Po.
Hollywood Road is a street in Central and Sheung Wan,on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. The street runs between Central and Sheung Wan,with Wyndham Street,Arbuthnot Road,Ladder Street,Upper Lascar Row,and Old Bailey Street in the vicinity.
Old Bailey Street is located in Central,Hong Kong. The name is derived from the Old Bailey,the Central Criminal Court in central London,United Kingdom.
Pottinger Street is a street in Central,Hong Kong. It is also known as the Stone Slabs Street since the street is paved unevenly by granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger,the first Governor of Hong Kong,serving from 1843 to 1844. It is a Grade I historic building.
Central Market is a fresh food market in Central,Hong Kong and the first wet market in the city. It is one of only two existing Bauhaus market buildings in Hong Kong,the other one being Wan Chai Market.
Aberdeen Street is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Central on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It ascends from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in Mid-Levels. The street is named after George Hamilton-Gordon,4th Earl of Aberdeen,Foreign Secretary at the time of the cession of Hong Kong Island to the United Kingdom in 1842.
Shing Wong Street is a street on the hill slope of Sheung Wan and Mid-Levels,Hong Kong. The street extends from Gough Street at its lowest to Caine Road highest. The street is one of ladder streets in Hong Kong,made of stone steps,in the section between Hollywood Road and Caine Road.
Tonkin Street is a street between Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It runs northeast to southwest and crosses many major roads in the Cheung Sha Wan area. After extensive reclamation in West Kowloon during the 1990s,an extension Tonkin Street West (東京街西) was built.
Tai Ping Shan Street is a street marking the early colonial history in Hong Kong. Located at the north slope of Victoria Peak in Sheung Wan,the street starts east from a ladder street at the junction with Bridges Street and end west in Po Yan Street near Tung Wah Hospital. The street runs parallel to Hollywood Road.
Bridges Street is a 300-metre two-way street in Sheung Wan,Hong Kong.
Shelley Street is a street in Central,Hong Kong. It is a ladder street and the Central–Mid-Levels escalators run along the entire length of the street.
Mid-Levels is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.
St. Teresa's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong.
Nam Cheong Street is a street in Shek Kip Mei and Sham Shui Po,Sham Shui Po District,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It begins in the north at Lung Ping Road and Yan Ping Road in Shek Kip Mei and terminates in the south at Tung Chau Street and Boundary Street in Sham Shui Po.
