A wall mural spotted at the back of one of the buildings located near the intersection of Carnarvon Street and Kampung Kolam Road.
A closer look of the artwork.
Category: Architecture
Maxwell Road: The Old Derelict Shophouses
George Town Street View: Maxwell Road
Maxwell Road (or Jalan Maxwell) is a small road located at the heart of George Town and was named after Sir William Edward Maxwell, a colonial secretary and the Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements in Singapore between 1893 and 1894. The road used to be thriving with businesses and its row of shophouses were occupied by traders due to a nearby market which existed back then. However, after the market was moved out of the area, the road now only consists of empty, derelict and abandoned pre-war style shophouses.
George Town Street View: Old 3-Storey Townhouse
Muntri Street: Gala House Cafe and Restaurant
Gala House is a restaurant and cafe made up of a two-storey heritage style townhouse located along Muntri Street, George Town. It serves various pasta (quite well known for its fusion style), western cuisine as well as coffees and other drinks. Additional space is available at the upper floor and the balcony too for those who enjoy a sip of coffee or beer while overlooking the street below.
Previously, the same townhouse is also the home of another restaurant called Soul Kitchen.
For more info, one may visit its Facebook page here; https://www.facebook.com/galahouse.com.my or official website at http://www.galahouse.com.my/.
George Town Street View: World Heritage Office Building
The George Town World Heritage Office building and the Armenian Street Heritage Hotel along Carnarvon Street, Penang.
Nagore Mews Portraiture Murals
Two large portrait style art murals painted at the abandoned houses at Nagore Mews during the Urban Xchange Street Art festival. The entrance to the mews is right at the side of Nagore Road, George Town.
George Town Street View: The Old Dispensary Building
An old building in Art Deco style located at the corner or intersection of Carnarvon Street and Prangin Road (or Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong). Lim Chwee Leong is a famous physician who setup his dispensary at this building (called Soo Beng Dispensary), and his son also later became the second Chief Minister of Penang, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.
A Trishaw Passing by Stewart Lane
Penang City
Penang has been officially declared a city by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the King and head of Malaysia. In conjunction with the declaration, the Penang state government is organizing several events to celebrate the accordance, including City Day Celebration on 4 April.
The state has been applying for George Town to be granted city status since January 2010 and the Malaysian government finally approved the application last November 2014. George Town was already given city status based on the royal charter from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 January 1957, but this was not acknowledged by the Malaysian government.