No. 58 Pei Ho Street, Grade II historic tong lau in Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
No. 58 Pei Ho Street is a three-story pre-war tong lau at the corner of Pei Ho Street and Tai Nan Street, with a large verandah, balcony and pillars on its front facade. Because the corner gives it two facades, the Tai Nan Street side carries a cantilevered balcony on the third floor, enclosed by a cast-iron openwork railing.
No. 58 Pei Ho Street is a pre-war tong lau built in the 1920s, one of 32 shophouses erected by Lee Bing, Sham Shui Po's first developer, who donated land to the government in 1920 and planned the district's streets. The site previously held the Cheng Fung Pawnshop, which moved to Ma Po Road in North Point in the 1970s. The ground floor was then taken over by Tai Kam Lung Chinese medicine and dried seafood shop, still there today. The building was listed as a Grade II historic building on 18 December 2009.
The building displays the typical mix of homes above shops that characterizes older Hong Kong neighborhoods, with street-level commerce supporting the residents upstairs. This arrangement remains a core part of how the community functions today.
The building sits at the corner of Pei Ho Street and Tai Nan Street in a well-served area with several MTR stations and bus stops nearby. The location offers straightforward foot access to local markets and shops that serve the neighborhood.
The building's two facades meet at a right angle at the Pei Ho Street–Tai Nan Street corner, and the third floor of the Tai Nan Street side carries a cantilevered balcony with a cast-iron openwork railing. The shopkeeper, Mr So, is said to repair the old building every year.
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