Tak Sang Pawn Shop is located on number 176 and 178 of Shanghai Street (上海街) in Yaumatei, Kowloon.
It is at the junction of Shanghai Street and Saigon Street (西貢街). It was built in 1940, it has 74 years history in 2014.
It is a four storey building with a figure 1940 on the top of the construction. This is a typical construction at that time.
Signage of “Tak Sang Pawn” in red Chinese character on while background is hung on every space available on the building.
This becomes a very special picture, for the sake of maximizing the chance of promoting the shop. In the past, there should be a lot of pawn shops elsewhere, particularly in developed areas like Mongkok and Yaumatei. Quite a lot of them are still in operation now. On the other hand, there were also many rich people in Hong Kong in the past. They built a building under its shop name on two numbers of a street.
Tak Sang Pawn Shop
德生大押
178 Shanghai Street, Yaumatei, Kowloon.
九龍油麻地上海街178號Tel: 23844064
Islet Relics /2014