Penang Street Art (The Phoenix Mural)

This large beautiful mural depicting a Phoenix is one of the recent art works completed for the Urban Xchange street art festival 2015 in Penang. This art work’s creator is the Chinese-born artist DALeast, who is based in Cape Town, South Africa. He was invited to be one of the participating artists for the festival. The mural was painted with his signature 3D-wires style technique. This mural can be found at the wall of an old building facing the car park of New Savoy Hotel at Hutton Lane, George Town.

Irving Road Houses Facade

Facade of townhouse along Irving Road, George Town.

George Town Street View: McNAIR STREET (Lebuh McNair)

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McNair Street (Lebuh McNair) is a street in George Town that crosses several of the locally known ‘7 streets’ which include Cecil Street, Tye Sin Street and Presgrave Street.

It was named after John Frederick Adolphus McNair, a British who was the acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang in the 1880s.

George Town Mural in the Rain

Passing by Penang’s famous art mural during a rainy evening at Armenian Street, George Town.

Malay Street Heritage House Facade

Straits Eclectic heritage architectural style houses at Malay Street, George Town.

Penang Street Art (Vespa Mural)

A large art mural painted on the wall of a shop selling Vespa scooters in Irving Road, George Town. This yellow building can be found at the corner of the junction of Irving Road and Naning Street.

George Town Street View: Irving Road

Named after Charles John Irving, the acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang from 1879 to 1880, Irving Road is a rather small street in George Town which can be accessed from Dato Kramat Road.

George Town in the Rain

George Town Street View: Chulia Street’s Other End

This part of Chulia Street is where the Little India street exits.

George Town Street View: Kampung Malabar

Kampung Malabar is actually a street that links up Penang Road and Cintra Street in George Town. Its name was derived from a Malabari village during the 19th century. The Malabaris were originally from Kerala, India and were artisan construction workers. The area was later dominated by the Chinese and Japanese during the 1900s.