Rows of Straits Eclectic townhouses line up this old street.
A quick interesting fact about Muntri Street; the Lam Wah Ee Hospital, the first hospital for the poor in Penang, used to be located here before shifting to its current place.
Category: George Town / Island
Penang Isle: The Japanese Cemetery
The Japanese Cemetery located near Jalan P. Ramlee (or near to the P. Ramlee Birth House) is a very old historical cemetery that dated back in 1893. All of the gravestones are before the World War II, and belong mostly to the Karayuki-san – Japanese women who traveled to or were trafficked to East Asia, Southeast Asia and as far as San Francisco in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century to work as prostitutes, courtesans and geisha.
Penang Street Art: Different Strokes Street Art Exhibition
In April, Hin Bus Depot Art Centre and UK’s Graffiti Prints launched a collaborative project that featured street arts from various international artists (15 of them) at several areas in George Town, one of them being the old ruined shophouses located along Maxwell Road (Jalan Maxwell). The decaying walls and ruined structures of the once thriving area made up a nice canvas for the display of the street arts.
The project was titled Different Strokes street art exhibition and the art works can also be found at the Hin Bus Depot Art Centre.
Some of the art works found in the ruined buildings as shown above.
Penang Street Art (“Different Strokes” Street Art by Sabek and Whatson)
A recent collaborative street art by artists Martin Whatson of Norway and Sabek of Spain for the Different Strokes street art festival held in April. This mural can be found at one of the abandoned units of shophouses at the old Maxwell Road.
A Vintage Scene in George Town
KOMTAR: The Nostalgic Tower
Standing tall since its completion in 1986, the KOMTAR tower serves as the tallest landmark for Penang. Despite that, KOMTAR has been slowly losing its iconic status as many more modern developments are taking place all around the island.
Penang Street Art (CodeFC’s Stencil Art @ Stewart Lane)
Yet another art work incorporating the stencil style from UK street artist CodeFC located in Stewart Lane, George Town. You may find several of CodeFC’s works scattered across George Town.
A Stroll along Stewart Lane
A lady with an umbrella taking a stroll along Stewart Lane under the bright noon sun in George Town.
Penang Street Art (The Turtle Rider)
This large mural is a collaborative art work between street artists Ernest Zacharevic and Martin Ron. The mural depicting a girl sitting on top of a sea turtle is painted at the side of Chulia Mansion Hotel in Chulia Street, George Town. The artwork was recently completed in March.
For the location, please go HERE.
George Town Street View: Noordin Street
Noordin Street (in Malay, Lebuh Noordin), is located within the George Town area and locally known in Hokkien as “the second road”. It is part of the locally known “seven roads area”. Noordin Street is named after Habib Marican Noordin, an Indian Muslim merchant who was one of the sponsors of the Kapitan Keling Mosque, and also a former student of the Penang Free School.