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.
Tag: Heritage
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.
George Town Street View: Market Lane
Penang Street Art (Pet Dino)
Wall mural @ Ah Quee Street, Penang
For the art’s location, please click HERE for the map.
Armenian Street End
Where Armenian Street meets Kapitan Keling Street.
Armenian Street: Cheah Kongsi Portrait
Cheah Kongsi, Armenian Street Heritage Zone, George Town
Armenian Street: A Closed Shop
Penang Street Art (Pitt Street)
A wall caricature made of steel rods at one of the buildings along Kapitan Keling Street, formerly known as Pitt Street in the heritage zone of George Town.