A trishaw passing by Carnarvon Street at the heart of the heritage zone in George Town.
Category: Architecture
George Town Street View: Peranakan Facade
Ancient sculpture adorning the old rooftop that forms part of the heritage facade of the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, in Church Street, George Town.
Carnarvon Lane Street View: Teochew Merchants Association
Teo Siang Kong Sor (Teochew Merchants Association) building from the year 1936 at Carnarvon Lane, George Town.
George Town Street View: Yeoh Kongsi Clanhouse
The Yeoh Kongsi clan association and temple located at the intersection of Chulia Street Ghaut and Victoria Street, George Town.
The official name of the “Kongsi” is Har Yang Sit Teik Tong Yeoh Kongsi, and it is is a Hokkien clan association for the Yeoh surnamed descendants.
George Town Heritage View: The Clan Houses
A wall that separates two clan houses in George Town’s heritage zone, the Cheah Kongsi at Armenian Street and the Lim Kongsi at Ah Quee Street.
Penang Street Art (“Just Dandeh” Fish Graffiti Mural)
A graffiti style street art mural by Just Dandeh, found at the side of an old building at Kuala Kangsar Road, George Town. This art work seems to be a collaboration with another art work under Fishbone.
Penang Street Art (Fishbone Graffiti Mural)
A beautiful street art graffiti (with the label “Fishbone” – presumably the artist’s name) found at Kuala Kangsar Road, George Town. This art work seems to be a collaboration effort with another art work under Just Dandeh.
George Town Cityscape: Noordin Street Ghaut Flats
These flats located at the corner of Magazine Road and Noordin Street Ghaut have seventeen storeys and were built in the 1970s, becoming the tallest structure in George Town at that time.
George Town Cityscape: Carnarvon Street Skyline
Carnarvon Street, one of the older streets in George Town.
Ayer Itam: Rifle Range Flats
The Rifle Range flats at Ayer Itam are one of the oldest residential flats in Penang. The name was derived from the past when the area was actually being used as a rifle range. Built under a low cost housing project with an area size of 450-500sqf per unit, the flats were reportedly completed in the 1970s.