To Kwa Wan Road | 土瓜灣道

To Kwa Wan Road is a major thoroughfare in the Kowloon City district of eastern Kowloon, located just to the west of the old Kai Tak airport. The buildings in this block comprise the eastern edge of the famous “13 Streets” neighborhood (十三街). The 11 parallel streets inside the zone are named after animals which are auspicious in Chinese culture, such as dragon, phoenix, swallow, crane and horse. These dilapidated apartment blocks were built between 1958 and 1960 and are under review by the Urban Renewal Authority for redevelopment.

This panorama demonstrates some typical features of Hong Kong architecture. The distinctive curved building end is common in older parts of the city, but something rarely seen in more modern architecture. The apartment blocks in this part of the city were restricted to eight storeys in height, to allow for the low-passing aircraft on approach to Kai Tak airport.

土瓜灣道是九龍東部九龍城區的一條主通道，位於舊啟德機場的西面。位於該區域東面邊緣的建築物形成著名的「十三街」社區，當中最大特色是區內11條全直街道，每條街的字首均以中國傳統有吉祥兆頭之動物命名，如龍、鳳、燕、鶴和馬（駿）。這些年久失修的公寓樓建於1958年至1960年之間，目前正由市區重建局進行重建。

這幅全景圖展現出香港建築的一些典型特徵，獨特的弧形轉角樓宇在香港的老城區很常見，但現代的建築物中卻非常罕見。這個區域的公寓樓高度被限制於八層高，目的是要讓低飛的飛機來往啟德機場。