Part of the series of various murals painted on the wall along Magazine Road Ghaut. These murals showcase an overview of the popular destinations and things to do in Penang.
Tag: street
Love Lane Townhouses
Old pre-war townhouses such as these are a common nostalgic sight if one walks along the heritage street of Love Lane in George Town.
A Penang Floral Trishaw
An old ‘trishaw uncle’ with his floral decorative ride cycling under the hot afternoon sun in George Town.
Penang Street Art Map (Part 5)
For other street art locations, please click HERE.
The Northam Lodge
This elaborated European inspired mansion is located at the Northam Road (or Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah) in George Town.
This beautiful mansion was built by a famous architect named James Stark back in the year 1911 for Heah Swee Lee, a wealthy and successful rubber and sugar planter. The mansion was a symbol of George Town’s high society back then and even Straits Settlements Legislative Councillor A. R. Adams praised the owner for his “splendid domicile” and the architect on the “excellent results.
The mansion was originally named Northam Lodge before a subsequent change of ownership and was later renamed as Soonstead Mansion.
Penang Street Art (The Little Sparrows)
Steel wall caricature featuring little sparrows flying from a window at a wall of an old building at Stewart Lane in George Town.
Penang Street Art Map (Part 4)
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For other street art locations, please click HERE.
Penang Street Art (Wish Granted)
There used to be a large painting of a Tapir with the caption “Guess I’m Next To Be Erased” on the wall before it is being ‘erased’ by the Panda.
This wall painting can be found on the side wall of a blue building facing an open car park located along Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong (opposite 1st Avenue shopping mall). It is not clear who painted the mural.
Stewart Lane: Wan Hai Hotel
An old hotel located along the five-foot way at Stewart Lane.
Penang Street Art (P. Ramlee, a Local Legend)
P. Ramlee was a Malaysian entertainment legend popularly known for his contribution in the country’s movie and music industry. He was a movie actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. Till now, he is still considered as the icon of Malay entertainment in Malaysia, Singapore, and Sumatra.
P. Ramlee was born on 22 March 1929 in Penang and was educated in Penang Free School. During his times as both a prolific actor and singer, he had starred in more than 50 movies and made more than 300 songs. He passed away on 29 May 1973 due to a heart attack and was subsequently honored with titles as well as a number of streets in the country named after him (including Jalan P. Ramlee in Penang).
This large portraiture mural of P. Ramlee is located at Batu Uban, Gelugor, Penang and is part of the The Silent Figures Project by Lebuh Acheh Interpretation Center, Penang.
For more info on the project, please visit https://www.facebook.com/LebuhAcheh.
