See What Hong Kong Looked Like 42 Years Ago
Advertisement
With all the interest surrounding Hong Kong in the past few days as pro-democracy protests continue to erupt, it's easy to forget how much change the city has seen in the past 50 years. Hong Kong has undergone major growth, moving from a small city to one filled with massive skyscrapers, making it one of the most densely populated areas in the world.Here's what the harbor looked like then. Those fairly modest buildings have grown to more than 1,200 skyscrapers.
City life was busy and bustling, even with 3 million less people living there, compared to current population figures.
In 1972, there was around 4.1 million people living in Hong Kong. Today, there's around 7.2 million.
Advertisement
Photographer Nick DeWolf captured daily life in Hong Kong during a trip to Asia in 1972. His photos show just what it was like in a time when the Pearl of the Orient was still transitioning into what it is today.
DeWolf has shared his photos with us below. Check out what Hong Kong was like more than 40 years ago.
Here's what the harbor looked like then. Those fairly modest buildings have grown to more than 1,200 skyscrapers.Nick DeWolf
Nick DeWolf
As it is now, the harbor was a busy place full of people.
Here's what it looked like along the coast and the waterfront.
Much development and change has happened since then.
Here is Hong Kong's Pok Fu Lam village, where the city's first dairy farm once sat.
This is Queen's Road Central, near where much of the protesting is occurring.
Hollywood Road, also in close proximity to the demonstrations, has no connection to the neighborhood in California.
Another street in the heart of the city, where much of the protesting is happening, is Morrison Street.
Neon signage was everywhere, much of which remains today.
City life was busy and bustling, even with 3 million less people living there, compared to current population figures.Nick DeWolf
Nick DeWolf
In 1972, there was around 4.1 million people living in Hong Kong. Today, there's around 7.2 million.Nick DeWolf
Nick DeWolf
Advertisement
- A couple accidentally shipped their cat in an Amazon return package. It arrived safely 6 days later, hundreds of miles away.
- A centenarian who starts her day with gentle exercise and loves walks shares 5 longevity tips, including staying single
- 2 states where home prices are falling because there are too many houses and not enough buyers
- 6 Coffee recipes you should try this summer
- "To sit and talk in the box...!" Kohli's message to critics as RCB wrecks GT in IPL Match 45
- 7 Nutritious and flavourful tiffin ideas to pack for school
- India's e-commerce market set to skyrocket as the country's digital economy surges to USD 1 Trillion by 2030
- Top 5 places to visit near Rishikesh
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market