An old post box located right outside the Malayan Railway Building. The Royal Cypher of the post box is King Edward VII (ERvii) from 1901 to 1910.
Tag: Heritage
Penang Isle: U.A.B Building
The U.A.B Building is an old historical building located at China Street Ghaut in George Town, Penang. The U.A.B Building was built in the 1930s, incorporating Art Deco architectural design style. The building was once occupied by the Indian Overseas Bank which was established in Penang in 1937 as the first overseas branch of the bank.
Penang Street Art (Dying Art Wall Painting)
Just located around the corner of the popular wall murals at Ah Quee Street, George Town, this wall painting seems to suggest that the local art scene is dying (painted by an artist named En Tze).
For the art’s location, please click HERE for the map.
George Town Street View: Pre-War Houses II
George Town Street View: Pre-War Houses
Pinang Peranakan Mansion Exteriors
Infusing an unique cultural design of its Peranakan architecture and lifestyle, the mansion is one of Penang’s top destinations to visit. It is located along Church Street, George Town.
For more info and the interior gallery on the place, please go HERE.
Leith Street: Cathay Hotel
Located along Leith Street, Cathay Hotel was built in the pre-1900 for a local Chinese businessman as a residential mansion and was later used by Japanese army in World War II as an administrative office. It was after the war that the building was converted into a hotel which stands till this day.
Penang Street Art (Armenian Street)
One of the many wall sculptured caricatures made of steel rods scattered around in George Town, Penang. This one is at Armenian Street, George Town.
Khoo Kongsi: An Ancestral Exterior
Armenian Street: Swatow Lodging House
An old lodging house located at Armenian Street that still stands amidst the popularity of modern hotels and inns.