A recently restored and repainted pre-war townhouse in George Town’s heritage zone.
Tag: street
Penang Street Art (The Lego Stickers)
This is not a painting but rather large paper printouts pasted on the wall of an alley at Ah Quee Street. This Lego mural was originally drawn by Ernest Zacharevic in Johor but due to a controversy surrounding it, the mural was removed by the local authority there. Someone has found a way to replicate the mural here in George Town.
Penang Street Art (Chulia Lane Trishaw Sculpture)
A steel sculpture caricature depicting a trishaw peddler in George Town, Penang, which is commonly known as ‘beca’ locally.
George Town Street View: Klang Street
Klang Street (Lebuh Klang) is a small road in the heart of heritage zone in George Town, Penang. The street was named after the Klang, a former capital town of the Selangor state.
Penang Street Art (3D Trishaw)
3D wall mural near Noordin Mews, a boutique hotel along Noordin Street, George Town.
A Beach Street Vintage Building
George Town Street View: Green Hall
Green Hall (Jalan Green Hall) is a small road in George Town which is connected to Light Street via a T-junction in George Town. It is a dead end on the other end of the road, which faces the coastal waters of the island.
King Street Old Shophouses
German Heritage Trail in Penang
A vintage looking sign with the German inscription “Deutscher Kulturerbe-Pfad in Penang” at Logan Heritage building.
The German community’s history in Penang is recognised with the launch of the German Heritage Trail in 2012, where it will highlight more than 10 sites in George Town with a number of signboards. The initiative was also sponsored by the German Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. It was said that before the World War I, the German-speaking community arguably formed the second largest European trading community in Penang after the British. Each signboard will document the German heritage of the site in Bahasa Malaysia, English and German.
Penang Street Art (A Granddaughter’s Whisper)
This recent art mural is painted by a local artist, Simon Tan, is located at the side wall of Pinang’s Art Cafe at Kinta Lane. It depicts an old man laughing over something whispered by presumably his granddaughter.
This art work is located side by side with another existing mural drawn by another local artist named Louis Gan as shown above.
For the murals’ location map, go HERE.