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Kuala Lumpur in the early Years Down
Memory Lane
1880s Bukit Nanas Kuala Lumpur
The rows and rows of attap houses on Bukit Nanas ( Pineapple Hill ) Later the !t
"ohns #nstitution and $on%ent Bukit Nanas were &onstru&ted to a&&ommodate the
risin' population in Kuala Lumpur Bukit Nanas $ale &ar and the KL Tower are on
the same Bukit Nanas orest *eser%e +n the other side of Bukit Nanas is the ,eld
!upermarket and the !t -ar. /irls !&hool
18 !ultan 2dul !amad Buildin' with the imposin' &lo&k tower
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The !elan'or $lu aka 3The !potted 4o' 3 padan' was used for ho&ke.5 &ri&ket 5
ru'. 5 footall and tennis and this was also the %enue for hoistin' the new ederation
of -ala.a fla' and lowerin' of 6nion "a&k at 17 midni'ht on 0th2u'ust 19
180s The ori'inal uildin' of *o.al !elan'or $lu ( 3The !potted 4o' 3 ) with
Bukit 2man in the a&k'round
"alan Bri&kfields 180s
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18 !ultan 2dul !amad Buildin' whi&h on&e housed the Hi'h $ourt Note the
old steel stru&ture rid'e
The former /o%ernor:/eneral;s house ( now $ar&osa !ri Ne'ara ) on the hillo&k in
the Lake /ardens 100s
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The Lake /ardens with the 3!.dne. Lake 3 in the fore'round 100s
The old -arket !
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-as>id "amek situated on the &onfluen&e of !' /omak and !' Kelan' 10
The old *ailwa. !tation ( white dome ) and the *ailwa. administration uildin'
170s The %iadu&t &rossin' the !' Kelan' to the -erdeka !tadium and the $hinese
2sseml. Hall was not &onstru&ted .et
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The railwa. station interior 170s Note the uniform for the poli&e personnel then
The Kuala Lumpur $entral -arket 1
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Trishaws and i&.&les were the popular mode of transport then
The Borneo -otors alon' "alan 2mpan' : 197
-erdeka !tadium &onstru&ted in the 190s in time for -ala.a;s #ndependen&e
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The British $oun&il 1?0s whi&h housed a lirar. open to the puli& and is on the
same hill as Bukit 2man poli&e head
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The mushroom:shaped shelter in Tuanku 2dul *ahman Park near -erdeka !tadium
1?0s Near. is the $hinwoo !tadium
1?0s National -os
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1?0s Hotel -a>esti& Kuala Lumpur efore ein' &on%erted into
+ne of the last ( if not the last ) 170;s era5 @oke ,oo Hin *estaurant is ( almost ) as
old as !ultan !treet !er%ed old traditional $antonese $uisine in&ludin' the annual
festi%e ri&e dumplin's -oon &akes 5 dim sum and &har siew low wanton meen dail.
from 9 am till late noon !till popular and patronised . $hinatown old timers $losed
down re&entl.
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The Bok House was an old mansion alon' "alan 2mpan' uilt in 17? and &ompleted
in 17 for a lo&al millionaire 5 $hua $hen' Bok
#n the 1?0s and up until its &losure in 70015 the mansion housed an ups&ale
restaurant &alled the Le $o< 4;or ( The /olden $o&kerel ) Part of the millionaire;s
row5 Bok;s House was one of the most prominent .et least rememered reli& of earl.
KL
arther up from Pudu area is Peel *oad ( "alan Peel ) photo &ir&a 190s This was the
main trunk road leadin' out of KL to the !outhern part of the &ountr. pre 0;s efore
the Loke @ew Hi'hwa. and !ereman Hi'hwa. were &onstru&ted Perpendi&ular to
Peel *oad is $ir&ular *oad ( present "alan Perkelilin' )
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mana'ed to sta. in usiness till 10s ( photo ) with the top 7 floors ein' &on%erted
into a $hinese *estaurant and a Ni'ht $lu
The old ,hiteawa. Laidlaw uildin' ( pi& ) is now remodelled in 700 to house
+$B$ -ala.sia operations
Tan $hon' -otors 5 the sole a'entDdistriutor of 4atsun ( Nissan ) %ehi&les &ir&a
190s Those da.s 5 "apanese &ars were not that popular
Now known as Adaran Tan $hon' 5 its Head +ffi&e D show room is still ased in "alan
#poh sin&e its foundin' da.s from earl. 190s
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!ultan !treet *ailwa. !tation si'na'e is &learl. displa.edon the roof of the station
4ire&tl. opposite the station is o&h 2%enue
Those da.s5 s&hool &hildren stud.in' in -B! KL and $onfu&ian Hi'h !&hool who
sta.ed in 2mpan' and Pudu area ( 3Poon !am PahE ) &an take the train and rea&h
s&hool on time
There was the infamous lane with steps to the ri'ht of the station leadin' up to ,esle.
-ethodist $hur&h5 -B! and $onfu&ian Hi'h !&hool $heon' Kee $offee !hop
( half:wa. waterin' hole for pre 10s students ) was situated ne=t to the lane *e=
theatre was near. then
This "alan !ultan *ailwa. !tation was more than a &entur. old 2t the time there was
no "alan Pudu and $hina town was ser%i&ed . ullo&k &arts
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The present -B! KL was not lo&ated on the present site as .et ( Petalin' Hill ) ut
was sited in a few shophouses near the Kuala Lumpur Poli&e !tation alon' Hi'h
!treet
"alan !ultan *ailwa. !tation Fiew from steps leadin' up to -B! KL
1?0s Hi'h !treet Present "alan Tun H! Lee
+n the left is the main offi&e of Au @an !an'5 the estalished $hinese -edi&al Hall
while further left down the road is the Hi'h !treet Poli&e !tation with a mini:>ail
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atta&hed Ban'kok Bank is at the other end of Hi'h !treet with the !ri -ariaman
Temple sited midwa. 2lon' this road there are two $hinese temples as well
Looks familiar GPetalin' !treet lookin' towards o&h 2%enue ( "alan $hen' Lo&k )
: earl. 190s This was supposed to e the main a&ti%it. &entre and the heart of Kuala
Lumpur where all us routes &on%er'e
Buildin' in front ( now ? floors ) is Hakka ui $how 2sso&iation Present da. Kota
*a.a is ne=t to it on the ri'ht
*oad on the left is ( was ) the %er. popular $ross !treet 5 present da. "alan !ilan'
with the Tai Tai ( *i&h $hinese Ladies ) of the 90s 0s era found patronisin' and
mannin' the 3'oldsmithE row !adl. most of these 'oldsmith shops now 'a%e wa. to
forei'ner:operated mone.:transfer outlets
-an. of us in KL will ha%e fond memories of Petalin' !treet where the ori'inal -un
Loon' te=tile shop was situated and the man. shoe stores and eateries
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The Bukit Bintan' Park aka BB Park
The site used to e Holl.wood Park wa. a&k in 10s Ba&k then5 this part of town
was &onsidered the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur or 3ulu 3 #t was pre&isel. for this
reason that the famed 3Pudu "ailE ( uilt in 189 ) was lo&ated in the same %i&init.
Holl.wood Park was later a&
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$an .ou re&o'nise this 1?? road G
The &ar is turnin' ri'ht from "alan Bukit Bintan' into "alan Pudu ( ne=t to the formerPa%ilion $inemaTun' !hin Hospital5 the !elan'or $hinese *e&reation $lu ( !$*$ )
and ,earnes Brothers are further down towards the town &entre
The popular pre:?0s Kum Len' *estaurant is on the top left ne=t to the &luster of
trees