A large spread of graffiti arts found at a small alley off Love Lane, George Town.
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Love Lane: Cantonese Merchants Association
Love Lane: Chinese Guild of Carpenters
Serving as both the guildhouse for Chinese carpenters and the temple of the ‘North Duke’, this building was found to be built in the year 1865 and is located along Love Lane, George Town. The Guild of Carpenters was founded back then by the local Chinese Cantonese craftsmen who also worshipped ‘Lo Pan’ (or literally ‘North Duke’), the patron saint of the Cantonese tradesmen.
Love Lane Street View
Signboards of inns, cafes and shops along Love Lane, also known as Backpackers’ Street in George Town.
A Small Alley at Love Lane
Love Lane Townhouses
Old pre-war townhouses such as these are a common nostalgic sight if one walks along the heritage street of Love Lane in George Town.
Penang Street Art (Love Lane II)
Another new steel rod art sculpture located at Love Lane. This steel rod caricature is newly installed as compared to the one on the opposite side, and it depicts how Love Lane is presently also a popular street known for its budget inns.
A Night Alley
Argus Lane, George Town.
23 of Love Lane
23 Love Lane is a boutique hotel located at the heart of the heritage zone along Love Lane, George Town.
For the hotel’s official website, please go HERE.
George Town Street View: LOVE LANE
The origin of the name Love Lane is not exactly known. The most common theory is that rich Straits Chinese men who lived at the nearby Muntri Street had apparently kept their mistresses separately in Love Lane during the 19th century (similar to what is shown by the Love Lane’s steel wall art caricature). Due to this, the street was then known as Love Lane.
Now, however, Love Lane is host to mostly budget accommodations for backpackers in Penang as well as cafes and bars.
