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Until 1930, the area was called Mong Kok Tsui (芒角嘴). [3] The current English name is a transliteration of its older Chinese name 望角 (Jyutping: mong 6 gok 3; IPA: [mɔːŋ˨ kɔːk˧]), or 芒角 (Jyutping: mong 4 gok 3; IPA: [mɔːŋ˨˩ kɔːk˧]), which is named for its plentiful supply of ferns in the past when it was a coastal region.
The Asian Trade District (ATD) is a neighborhood in Northwest Dallas, Texas ().Located at the crossroads of Harry Hines Boulevard and Royal Lane, the district has been home to numerous Asian-owned businesses, wholesale retailers, and restaurants since the 1980s. [1]
Mong Kok Village is in the center of the map. Planned Development of Mong Kok in 1926, Mong Kok Road is in the left, under planning. Before 1929, today's Mong Kok Road was part of Mong Kok Village (芒角村), which had already been charted and named in an 1866 map by the Italian missionary Simeone Volonteri, marked as Mong Kok. [2] [3]
The following is a list of neighborhoods placed within larger areas and sometimes communities. For clarity, Dallas can be divided into several geographical areas which include macroneighborhoods, i.e., larger geographical sections of territory including many subdivisions or neighborhoods. Downtown Dallas
Where Sai Yee Street is located today was originally a small stream that served as the main irrigation source for watercress fields in what was then Mong Kok Village (芒角村). [1] In the 1920s, the farmlands were leveled to make way for residential buildings.
The plan to redevelop part of the Mong Kok landscape was driven by the URA. To make way for Langham Place, the old "Bird Street" (雀仔街) at Hong Lok Street, home to many grassroots birdsellers, was demolished. The joint venture had spent some HK$4.4 billion to acquire the 12,000 m 2 (129,167 sq ft) site since approximately 1989. [7]
Yau Tsim Mong/Kowloon City: 30 November 1975: HUH [a] Mong Kok East formerly Mong Kok, Yaumati: Yau Tsim Mong/Kowloon City: 1 October 1910: MKK [b] [c] Kowloon Tong Kwun Tong line: Sham Shui Po/Kowloon City: 4 May 1982: KOT [6] Tai Wai Tuen Ma line: Sha Tin: 15 August 1983: TAW: Sha Tin: Sha Tin: 1 October 1910: SHT: Fo Tan: Sha Tin: 15 ...
Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon . The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at 49,115 km 2 (18,963 sq mi). [ 3 ]