George Town Street View: Cheong Fatt Tze Street

Posted by WiLL CWK on December 14, 2012

Posted in: Architecture, Chinese Influenced Buildings, George Town, Pre-War Houses, Straits Eclectic Style Houses. Tagged: cheong fatt tze, Cheong Fatt Tze Street, George Town, Heritage, historic, houses, pre-war, shophouses, street, townhouses. 2 Comments

Originally named Hong Kong Street due to its early settlers from Hong Kong, this street was later renamed after Cheong Fatt Tze, an influential Chinese figure in Penang.

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