Category: Straits Eclectic Style Houses
George Town Street View: Pre-War Houses
Armenian Street: Swatow Lodging House
An old lodging house located at Armenian Street that still stands amidst the popularity of modern hotels and inns.
George Town Street View: CHULIA STREET
Chulia Street is one of the main roads in George Town and is within the heritage zone. The rather long road is lined with various hotels, pre-war shophouses and connects with various other streets such as Love Lane, Carnarvon Street and Kapitan Keling Mosque Street.
There are also a few wall art murals in recent times that can be found along Chulia Street – Chulia Street Art Map.
Penang Isle: Street View I
A stroll through the various streets in George Town brings one back into historical times.
Pre-war houses and heritage buildings can be easily seen in most parts of George Town.
George Town Street View: BEACH STREET (Lebuh Pantai)
The Beach Street in Penang is a busy street during the weekdays as it is also known as Penang’s banking or financial district. Rows of historical and heritage buildings converted into banks and financial institutions lined up the street. Most of these heritage buildings retain their old appearance and architecture despite being used as modern financial centers by their owners.
Being one of the oldest streets in Malaysia, Beach Street’s history stretches back to the founding of Penang island as a trading port. Prior to a land reclamation during the late 1800s to early 1900s, Beach Street was actually built along the coastline of eastern Penang island in the 1780s. Hence, the shape of the street was curved and it started from Pesara King Edward roundabout (north) all the way to C.Y. Choy Road (south).
