The old George Town Dispensary Shop, which no is longer operating now, is located along Beach Street, Penang. The three-storey beautifully designed building was built in 1923 and now serves as a vintage structure from the past.
Tag: historical
Wawasan Open University
The Wawasan Open University in Penang is located along Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah and has its main campus housed in the grounds of a beautiful mansion, which was once known as the Homestead. The Homestead is the residence of Yeap Chor Ee (a wealthy businessman and the founder of Ban Hin Lee Bank), which was later donated to the university by the grandson.
Penang Street Art (Chowrasta Market)
A steel rod wall sculpture in Chowrasta Market depicting how convicts from the old British empire who were brought in to Penang as laborers. Those who managed to regain their freedom later became small traders and eventually formed up the Chowrasta Market.
A Vintage Structure
A black and white picture of the iconic Standard Chartered building in Beach Street. It is an elegant structure constructed during the pre-war era with a design of palladian architecture. More on the building HERE.
Penang Isle: Loh Si Tong Chong Seah (Loh Clan Association)
The Loh Clan Association building is located along Logan Road, opposite the Loh Guah Lye Specialist Centre. It houses a restaurant named Tianyi Restaurant with a banquet hall normally used for weddings.
Penang Street Art (of Chasing Cow and Fish)
A steel rod caricature located at Malay Street, George Town depicting the activities of the locals of Fish Lane and Malay Street during the old times. The area once housed a Malay village where cows were usually slaughtered by meat sellers while on the other side at Fish Lane (a small street intersecting with Malay Street), local fishermen can be seen making and selling salted fish. The area was once nearby the sea before the land exclamation of Beach Street coastal area.
Facade of the Past II
Penang Isle: St Xavier’s Institution
St Xavier’s Institution (or SXI) is a boys’ school within the heritage zone of George Town (Farquhar Street) and was established in 1852. It is one of the oldest surviving English schools in Penang.
It was named after Saint Francis Xavier, the pioneering Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). The present building was built and completed in 1952 in order to replace the original one after it was bombed during the World War II. This year also marks the 160th year for the historical rich school.
Penang Isle: Teoh Kongsi
The Teoh Kongsi clan association was founded by tycoon Ceong Fatt Tze in 1895. The clan association has a Straits Eclectic style building as well as an archway or entrance which can be found located along Carnavon Street.
Penang Islamic Museum
The Penang Islamic Museum located along Armenian Street, George Town, was built as a remembrance for the contribution of Malay leaders in the development of Islam in Penang. The museum is also known as the Syed Alatas Mansion.