Tag: shophouse
Lorong Toh Aka (Toh Aka Lane)
Lorong Toh Aka (Toh Aka Lane) is located at the heart of the heritage zone in George Town and is an old and rather narrow street. The street was said to be the home of iron smiths back in the old days. Rows of pre-war heritage style townhouses line up the street and majority of these houses belong to the Cheah clan community.
Penang Street Art (The Old Man Portrait)
A mural featuring a portrait of an old man (a local silversmith) found at the wall of an old shophouse in the Balik Pulau town. This ‘reverse graffiti’ mural is painted with using just water by Ernest Zacharevic, the artist who started the famous street art in George Town, Penang. This is his contribution to the Urban Xchange conference held last November in Penang.
Carnarvon Street: Fountain Cafe
This old heritage kopitiam (cafe) located along Carnarvon Street has quite a nice Char Koay Teow stall.
Cycling along Kapitan Keling Mosque Street
A family cycling along Kapitan Keling Mosque Street (or Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling) in George Town.
George Town Street View: Pitt Street Townhouse
Old heritage townhouses along Kapitan Keling Mosque Street (or formerly Pitt Street).
Chulia Street View
Armenian Street Shophouse
George Town Street View: An Abandoned Shophouse
George Town Street View: The End of C.Y. Choy Road
This is where C.Y. Choy Road meets Beach Street. There is also a famous Hokkien Mee food stall at the corner of the building.