sejarah dan mitos bangunan lama di Kuala Lumpur

KimoraHakim

ish thread yang bagus cam ni berenti sampai sini je ke? ala tak syoknya..tambahla lagi....

nad014

suka nengok bangunan-bangunan lama....mcm ada satu tarikan.semua agaknya bangunan2 lama nanti menerima nasib sama mcm penjara pudu.

byz_87

bgunn lama kat k.l mmg cantik, sgt rugi kalau tidak di preserve...

salfadila84

ada sape2 yang ada info lagi?

lonso

malaysia mmg susah nak kekalkan benda2 mcm ni,... maklumlah zaman teknologi moden.. sejarah2 nih x pntg bagi sestgh pihak

Tekun

lg cun thread ni klu ada gmbr bangunan2 tu....{:4_181:}

diyes

perghh cycle&carriage bermula dari seorang yg jual rempah dgn repair beskal. kagum giler.

blacksun

sesetengah bangunan x di hargai pun oleh kita. bile nk dimusnahkan bru lah org kecoh. dulu penjara pudu wat museum x laku pun kite konon nk bgnn preserve utk jaga sejarah. tp ada museum xpg pun.
portugis dtg hancurkan semua peningglan sejarah kite,smpai kita xingat ape pun, tp kite nk preserve kota famosa, nk buat replica kapal flor de la mar lg. flor de lar mar tu wat restoran portugis je ala pub, flor de la mar bistro..still ada unsur sejarah tp bkan kebanggaan nasional
kota famosa tmpt konsert ar dgn clubbing event je, xyah jd kebanggaan nasional

madura2

Salam,

ada sesape tau pasal old mansion kat Jalan Ampang x? yg dkat dgn Pelita Nasi Kandar and Restoran Chef Choi?

nikkiroom

best lah tread TT nih.. sambung ah lg... xnah pung terpikiq yg bangunan2 lame kat Kl ala2 ingeris tuh banyak citer n sejarahnyer... dulu2 kagum membuta tuli jer... skunk dh tahu sesikit lagi lah kagum... so sambung ah lagi sesaper...

madura2

anyway, ni dia gambar Bok House tu:

AwgSagi

nak tambah meriah lagi:

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Shih Chung Branch School by les.butcher

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Tea Gardens Estate - Maxwell Hill (Bukit Larut) - 1887 by

(1846 -1897), after whom Maxwell Hill is named. He was  a British Assistant Resident in Perak.Bukit Larut is Malaysia's oldest hill station and founded in 1884. It's located just ten kilometres from quiet Taiping in Perak. Formerly it was called Maxwell Hill. Bukit Larut is approximately 1250m above sea level. It is located in the wettest part of the country, this hill station experiences the highest rainfall in the country.


Bungalow for rent

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The Northam Lodge

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The Darbar Hall



No 457 Burmah Road, This building was once used by the La Salle Brothers of St. Xavier’s Institution as a boarding school for an extensive period after the war till 1977. When Uplands School moved down from Crag Hotel in Penang Hill occupied for a short period and continued it mission as an education center until 1987. Then Uplands School decided moved to another premises at St. Joseph Novitiate, Kelawai Road. Since after that the house left vacant for long time, not until 1999, when the building and it's surrounding compound was converted to a food & beverage and entertainment commercial center known as SAFARI till close it last operation in middle of 2002. An old postcard of this house was found stated as Darbar Hall, Burmah Road Penang. The house rich ornamental design typifies a fine example of the “Straits Eclectic” styled grand mansion built in the early 20th century.

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Rujukan: http://www.interestingfoto.com/2 ... astana-sarawak.html

Charles Brooke Palace - Astana Sarawak

Picture of 141 years old Charles Brooke Palace or Astana Sarawak. The Astana, then called the Government House, was built in 1870 by the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Brooke, as a wedding gift to his wife, Margaret Alice Lili de Windt. The couple married at Highworth, Wiltshire on 28 October 1869 and she was raised to the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness upon their marriage.



The Astana is a palace in Kuching, Sarawak, on the north bank of the Sarawak River, opposite the Kuching Waterfront. It is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, the Governor of Sarawak. The name is a variation of 'istana', meaning 'palace'.

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85-year-old coffeeshop serves its last meal on Thursday



Story and photos by VINCENT TAN
vincent.tan@thestar.com.my





Old establishment : Sin Seng Nam has been operating out of this pre-war building for the past 85 years in Medan Pasar.



Popular coffee shop Sin Seng Nam will close shop tomorrow, after 85 years of being in business.

Located along Medan Pasar or the old “ Market Square ” in Kuala Lumpur, the coffeeshop has been operating from a three-storey pre-war building, which until recently was owned by the descendants of Loke Yew.

Sin Seng Nam is a beautiful example of architecture of the Malaysian pre-war kopitiam, with its high ceilings and swinging wooden windows, which make the place airy.

The building is over 100 years old, having been built in 1906. The Hainanese kopitiam has been very much a part of the building’s history and added to the old world charm that its surrounding area once had.

The nearby shophouses are still standing and in need of a fresh coat of paint.

But it is a far cry from the business and financial district it once was, with the premises now run by foreign workers. In fact, the area near the clock tower has been made into a pedestrian-only area.

Sin Seng Nam serves as the last reminder of Medan Pasar as it once was.

“ My father, Choong Yoo Ying and his two brothers started the kopitiam in 1928 when Medan Pasar was still one of the main roads in Kuala Lumpur, ” said second-generation owner Choong Ah See, 62.





Kept busy : Wong (left) and Tan run the kitchen on the second floor which dishes out Hailam noodles, fried rice and chicken chop.


Adorning the walls of the kopitiam are old prints, which includes photos of Medan Pasar with and without the small clock tower built in 1937 to commemorate George V’s coronation and pre-war vehicles lining the pre-war shophouses.

Choong took over from his father in the mid-1980s after he passed away and his uncles retired. He has been busy running the shop while his business partners manage the kitchen.

Choong’s sister Siew Yong, 70, operates the popular chicken rice stall, which not only sells roasted and steamed chicken during weekdays, but also fish and chicken curries on selected days.

Work starts at 5am, when Choong comes in to start the fires for his charcoal-fuelled grill and boil water for drinks.

Then his brother-in-law Wong Ah Toy, 78, and nephew Tan Loong, 36, come in at 11am to prepare for the lunch crowd.

Back in the old days when the superior courts were located in the Sultan Abdul Samad building, it was a favourite haunt among lawyers.

They used to sit there enjoying cups of coffee and discussing their cases.

Even till now, some lawyers still come to Sin Seng Nam as some law firms are located in the area and the Bar Council building is right opposite the coffeeshop.

“ The lawyers used to walk here from the old courthouses in their robes. And during the trial of Mona Fandey and other popular cases, many journalists covering the cases frequent the shop for meals, ” said Choong.




Mixed feelings : Reflecting on over 20 years managing his family’s coffeeshop, Choong said that it was time for the partners to take a break.


The kopitiam was also a regular meeting place for politicians such as Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh, as well as corporate figures such as Tan Sri Francis Yeoh and his brother Datuk Mark Yeoh.

Mark fondly remembers Sin Seng Nam as his favourite lunch place when he was a chambering law student attending court at the Sultan Abdul Samad building.

“I am sad that it is closing as it has been a part of my life for the last 30 years. I liked their fried meehoon for breakfast and chicken rice for lunch, but we had to be there by noon or it was sold out,” said Mark.

He added that Sin Seng Nam was an institution, but hoped it that Choong and his nephew Tan could re-open a similar establishment somewhere else.

Even now, the kopitiam is still a hive of activity, especially during lunch hour.

Staff from nearby banks come here for the chicken rice, Hailam noodles and chicken chop.

Choong said the wooden cash counter was there from his father’s time, as was the wooden cabinet and stool. The cash counter and cabinet will be sold to Heritage House.

“ It is not easy running a restaurant. Maybe now I can take a rest and spend more time with my family, ” said Choong, who has a son and daughter.

“ I was also lucky that the Loke family did not raise the rent too much over the years. Nowadays, the rent in this area can cost five figures, ” he said.

In response to whether it will be difficult leaving the business, he said: “ I have mixed feelings. ”



- The Star -

tahihidungmasin

Dekat Medan Tunku pon ada satu old mansion warna putih yang dah direnovate dan dijadikan pejabat satu firma guaman. Bahagian depan (entrance) ke mansion ni penuh dengan pokok-pokok rimbun lama.
Adakah itu old mansion yang dibaikpulih atau sekadar struktur baru yang dibina macam old mansion.

azrain98

I like this thread muachh