Tag: town
George Town Street View: Larut Road
Larut Road (Jalan Larut) is a rather short road in George Town that connects to several other streets such as Argyll Road, Hutton Lane, Anson Road and Burma Road. The road was built in the 19th century and named after Larut, a district of the state of Perak, which used to be famous with tin mines.
Hutton Lane Street View
Contrary to being named a ‘lane’, Hutton Lane (Jalan Hutton) is actually one of the busy streets in George Town. It is named after James Hutton, a British who also happened to be one of the first doctors in Penang.
George Town Street View: Komtar from Burmah Road
George Town Street View: Sri Bahari Road
Connecting Transfer Road to Penang Road, Sri Bahari Road is a rather small road in George Town which had its origin traced back to the North Indians community in the old days and was named after a temple built by the community back then. Some of the road’s old heritage townhouses had recently undergone a restoration and renovation.
Sri Bahari Road heritage houses facade:
George Town Street View: Clarke Street
Named after Sir Andrew Clarke, the British Governor of the Straits Settlements in the late 1800s, Clarke Street is a small street in George Town that connects Argyll Road, Hutton Road and Dato Koyah Road.
George Town Street View: Transfer Road
A major road in George Town, Transfer Road was named as a commemoration for the transfer of Straits Settlements administration from the British India office to the colonial office in London in 1867.
George Town Street View: Argyll Road
Once known as Bengali Alley, Argyll Road was an area in George Town predominantly populated by Bengalis, or rather the North Indians immigrants community in the 19th century before the increased population of Chinese immigrants due to mining activities in the country.
George Town Street View: The Sky of the Alley
Chulia Street Cycling
A bicycle ride on a Sunday noon at Chulia Street.