Batgung

Photo courtesy of reader Geoffrey:

Would love to share with you some 1946 photos which I've recently discovered in my grandaunt's belongings, and really fascinated that someone actually bothered to take pics of my paternal great grandma's funeral when she passed away in 1946. Guess it's kind of a pity that I only managed to grab hold of these things after the passing of my grandaunt, otherwise I would have made some substantial discoveries about these gems.

Photo courtesy of reader Geoffrey:

This is a close up view of the same stretch of road in pic 1. The really ornate structure is the coffin vehicle for the procession.  Now perhaps the shopfronts could shed an identity or two about the location?

Photo courtesy of reader Geoffrey:

This pic is surreal. Could not possibly imagine all these walking wreaths and two congregations of marching bands taking up the whole road for a funeral possession. And what about that stone wall in the middle - what purpose does it serve? Have absolutely no clue about the location once again.

Photo courtesy of reader Geoffrey:

Photo courtesy of reader Geoffrey:

This is another close up view of the shopfront. Think the undertakers (those guys with Chinese characters written on the back of their shirts) are preparing the coffin vehicle for the procession. In the neighbourhood there is a beauty parlour to the left and a dentist to the right, and the shop with the lantern and the grilled entrance is my great grandpa's mahjong/tin kau school.