Three and a half years ago, I posted a photo of a restaurant/night club in Hong Kong that was popular back in the 1960s and 70s when my mom, her parents, and one brother traveled there.
The Golden Crown!
By the time I got to Hong Kong in 1990, the Golden Crown was no longer. But now thanks to my friend Gary, who found this blog because of the Golden Crown, I am excited to show what it looked like inside! Gary scanned an old brochure and so graciously sent the images to me.
The Golden Crown had four floors of entertainment: dining, dancing, floor shows.
The cover of the brochure:
And the back, which shows a map of old Tsim Sha Tsui before the train station moved to Hung Hom.
My grandparents had matches from the Golden Crown, so I assume they went here at least once during their many trips to Hong Kong. It just goes to show how much the tourist scene has changed in Hong Kong over the years. Now the bulk of tourists come from mainland China to shop, in a place not too far from the spot of the old Golden Crown.
My dad used to work in golden crown as captain in 70-80s & I used to be a kid hiding behind the wooden upstairs right above the stage watching the 2 ladies who sang. 1 always sang fast English song & the other who sang slow Japanese songs. The usual magic shows too!…. While waiting for dad to finish work at night. If anyone has the video of the announcement before the show begun, let me know cos the Japanese part was my mum’s voice.
Thanks for sharing the photos, they are very precious and certainly helped me to recall childhood memories.
My mom worked at the Golden Crown back in the 1970s when she was in her early 20’s. She met my father there since he did the cleaning at night. Movie stars like Bruce Lee would also frequent the restaurant. Per my mother, she taught Bruce Lee’s wife Linda how to say dim sum words like “haw gaow” and “siu mai.” Bruce Lee was also kinda enough to leave a few aurographs for my mom as well 🙂
What lovely memories! Thank you so much for sharing them here! Lots of Hong Kong fans check the site so I know they will enjoy reading about your parents!
I was born in 1977. My parents and I have dim sum lunch on weekends. This is was around the late 70s to very early 80s. We will then stroll down Kowloon park after lunch. Smoking was allow back then and I remember there will be one glass ash tray on each table. The interior, as I remember is dimly lit. Since my late father established his business in TST, he will pay for the lunch he had with his business partners at the Golden Crown. This will occur several times a week. As I remember, the restaurant never change/updated the outer façade, therefore, the dragon pillars in the exterior walls remain until the end.
In 1977, I had dinners in the Golden Crown. In private dining rooms. All along with Whisky, on the rocks first, then with tap water, and finally dry as a brandy at the end. We had large rounded tables and incredible menu with 13 steps.
Unforgettable.
François
My friend, who is Filipino-Chinese, used to sing in night clubs in Hong Kong in the seventies. Her Filipino father had a jazz band. It was a glamorous time. She lives in Hawaii now.
Wow, that sounds fabulous! Filipino bands are still popular in Hong Kong, so I wonder if your friend still knows people there?