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George Town Street View: Tye Sin Street

Tye Sin Street

Tye Sin Street (Lebuh Tye Sin) is one of the main seven streets located near the old Prangin Canal area in George Town. It was found to be named after Foo Tye Sin, the Justice of the Peace and an influential community leader of 19th century in Penang. He was instrumental in getting the historic signing of the Pangkor Treaty that would end the Larut Wars. As a respected and influential member of the local Chinese community in Penang, he was chosen as one of the commissioners in the inquiry of the 1867 Penang riots.

Tye Sin Street connects McNair Street and C.Y. Choy Road.

Penang Street Art (The Postman Mural)

The Postman Mural

At the side of the the stairs leading up to the Snake Temple in Bayan Lepas, Penang, lies an art mural depicting a postman with his bicycle and a postbox. The bicycle is an actual bicycle attached to the wall while the rest is painted.

Lumut Lane Old Street View

Lumut Lane Street View

A street view of Lumut Lane in George Town. The Old Indian Lady art mural by Julia Volchkova can be spotted on an old wall with overgrowth at the side of the road.

Please refer to this page for the exact location.

George Town Street View: Sungai Ujong Road

Sungai Ujong Road

Sungai Ujong Road

Sungai Ujong Road (or Jalan Sungai Ujong) lies at the end of the old Prangin River that once existed in the area. Sungai Ujong Road also serves as the connection between Prangin Road and Kimberley Street. There is a steel rod art sculpture depicting the early days of the road in the 19th century of Penang.

Penang Street Art (The Star)

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This large outdoor art sculpture is made up of LEDs that lights up during the nights in an empty building in the Raja Uda area, Butterworth, Penang. It is a creation of artist Jun Hao Ong for the Urban Xchange art festival held in 2015 in Penang.

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George Town Street View: Herriot Street

Herriot Street

Herriot Street

Herriot Street

Linking McNair Street with Gurdwara Road, Herriot Street (or Lebuh Herriot) is one of the streets of the Prangin Canal area. It was found to be named after Stuart Herriot, reportedly a 19th century British merchant who made a petition to the British government on behalf of Chinese Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee to intervene in the Larut War which later resulted to the founding of Taiping and Kamunting.