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Architecture, Beyond George Town, Chinese Influenced Buildings, Pre-War Houses, Straits Eclectic Style Houses

Balik Pulau Town Center Revisited

It was found that the old agricultural town of Balik Pulau was established in the 1790s by the British East India Company. Located at the southwest of Penang Island, Balik Pulau is a Malay name which refers to ‘the back of the island’ in Malay. The town was so named due to its location situated at the western side of the Penang Island, separated from George Town by the island’s central hills. The British East India Company at that time established the first clove and nutmeg plantations in the area, hoping to turn Penang island as the center for spice production in Southeast Asia and competing against the Dutch monopoly of the spice trade during that period.

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Architecture, Ernest Zacharevic's Murals, George Town, Penang Street Art Location Map, Pre-War Houses, Straits Eclectic Style Houses, Street Art

Muntri Street and The Little Girl in Blue

Can you spot the street art mural at Muntri Street?

Beyond George Town, Other Murals, Penang Street Art Location Map, Places to Visit

Penang Street Art (Lily Garden Fish Mural)

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Another art mural painted on the old residential flat of Balik Pulau called Lily Garden. The fish art mural is created by local artist Nash Arts in conjunction with the Balik Pulau Festival in Penang.

Architecture, George Town, Pre-War Houses

A Penang Road Street View

This part of Penang Road which passes beside the KOMTAR complex is known for its array of camera shops (some very old ones) such as the one shown in the picture.

George Town, Other Murals, Street Art

Penang Street Art (No Single Use Plastic)

Sponsored by AMD, this art mural depicts the ‘No Single Use Plastic’ environmental campaign that is being launched in Penang. This art work can be found at the side wall of Wen Chang Chicken Rice shop in Cintra Street, George Town.

George Town, Hawker, Places to Visit

A Stroll Through George Town

A walk through the usually crowded street of Lebuh Keng Kwee (or Keng Kwee Street), which is best known for arguably Penang’s best Cendol stall.

Architecture, Chinese Influenced Buildings, George Town, Pre-War Houses, Straits Eclectic Style Houses

Campbell Street Facades


Campbell Street is one of the popular streets in George Town and is accessible from Penang Road and a number of other smaller streets. The street was found to be named after the Penang Inspector General Sir George William Robert Campbell, who was also the acting Lieutenant-Governor of Penang between 1872 and 1873. Also called “Sin Kay” in Hokkien by the locals, this street now becomes a shopping street for the locals and tourists to shop for various items such as food produces, clothing, bags, watches and shoes. Several cafes have also opened for business along this street. This is evident by the number of signboards leaning out from the shophouses along the street.

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