An intriguing townhouse at Malay Street in George Town.
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George Town Street View: A Trishaw at Malay Street
A trishaw resting by the side of Malay Street road in George Town.
George Town Street View: Passing by Malay Street
A food vendor cycling along the old street of Malay Street in George Town.
Malay Street Heritage House Facade
Straits Eclectic heritage architectural style houses at Malay Street, George Town.
Straits Eclectic Style Facades
The Straits Eclectic is an architectural style with heavy influence from the The Peranakan Cina, or also known as the Straits Chinese. This architectural style was very popular in the early 20th century in Penang and most town houses in George Town employed such style. This style also incorporated some Western architectural styles and normally includes plaster renderings of floral art and mythical figures on the facade of the building.
George Town Street View: A Three-Storey Heritage House
The facade of an old three-storey heritage townhouse at Malay Street, George Town.
George Town Street View: Malay Street
During the mid of 19th century, Malay Street (Lebuh Melayu) was part of a Malay town area south of Acheen Street in George Town and was commonly known for the slaughtering of cows which were bred here. There is also a nearby art sculpture which depicts the origin of the area.
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.
