Tag: abandoned
Old Shih Chung Branch School Building
The old and derelict building was once a large mansion of five-storeys tall built in the late 1880s at Northam Road, George Town. It is locally known as “Goh Chan Lau” or “five-storeys villa”, with a rich history from its origin till the current state it is now. The mansion was built by local tycoon Cheah Tek Soon as a private residence, and incorporated a mix of Asian and Western architecture styles. It later on became the site of the old Shih Chung Branch School but the school was also eventually relocated years ago.
George Town Street View: Remnant of a Townhouse
An Abandoned Rural House
An old abandoned rural house spotted along Jalan P Ramlee.
Penang Street Art (Murals in the Ruins)
Several art works found on the walls of this ruined heritage house in the now cleared Maxwell Road, George Town. This was one of the locations used for the Different Strokes street art festival too.
George Town Street View: Old Abandoned Shop
A noon sunlight piercing through the bare top floor of an old abandoned shophouse in George Town with the signboard “Sunlight Offset & Engraving Co”.
George Town Street View: Abandoned Townhouse Facade
The facade of an old abandoned two-storeys pre-war townhouse in George Town.
Walking through Ruins (Five Foot Way)
The five foot way of the old ruined shophouses of Maxwell Road, which is now closed for further development.
George Town Street View: Nagore Mews
Nagore Mews consist of a number of old houses which were then converted from mews. There are three rows of such houses in the area, with two floors for each row. The mews were abandoned for quite some time until they were being bought over. They were also used as the locations for the Urban Xchange Street Art exhibition. Currently, street stalls selling food and stuff can be found populating the once abandoned lots. The mews are located at along Nagore Road, George Town.
Penang Street Art (The Blind Wall by Sath)
A street art mural by Spanish artist Sath for the Different Strokes street art festival held in Penang. This mural, along with several others, can be found at the derelict shophouses located along the now closed Maxwell Road in George Town.