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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