As PJ just celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, The Star had a mini series of articles depicting life at this satellite town. Here's some pictures form that series......

Enjoy :) ......

This scene can still be found in Old Town reminding visitors about its past as the earliest settlement in Petaling Jaya.



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Bustling Section 14 where the Jaya Supermarket (the blue building) is located.



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The former Thrifty Supermarket has been replaced by a branch of the Giant Hypermarket and giant furniture store, Courts Mammoth. In the old days, PJ residents’ version of ‘malls’ were Thrifty Supermarket, Jaya Supermarket and Asiajaya.




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True-blue PJ residents can never forget the pre-cineplex days when the PJ State cinema was the place to catch the latest movies. It’s closed now, edged out by modern cineplexes which have mushroomed inside giant shopping malls.





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Old Town’s main traffic light junction where the main road, Jalan Othman, meets Jalan Selangor (right) and Jalan Pasar (left). The white building in the background is the Old Town market and the town’s food court, Taman Selera, is the brown building beside the market.






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A peek at Petaling Jaya Selatan (PJS) from atop Gasing Hill. Note the contruction of a flyover in progress over Old Klang Road. In the foreground is Taman Petaling or PJ’s Section 5.




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This huge Flame of the Forest in Section 1, Old Town, is said to be more than 50 years old. As the earliest part of PJ to be settled, old trees such as this one are more common here than other parts of the township.




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Many a wedding reception has been held at the PJ Civic Centre, not to mention other community activities that have made this shiplike building one of the town’s major landmarks.




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The first fast food outlet in PJ is this A&W outlet in PJ New Town. Many PJ residents can recall happy moments as they enjoyed ice creams and root beers here over the years. A lot of development has taken place around it such as Amcorp Mall (blue building in the background) and the Taman Jaya LRT station.






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The Armada Hotel building is relatively new compared to the Asiajaya complex which used to be a popular hangout in the 70s thanks to its bowling alleys and supermarket. Most entertainment spots were only found in KL then.






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Taman Aman’s lake and park provides a soothing spot for those in search of outdoor activities such as fishing, jogging and cycling.




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SS2 morning market.

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:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: good job, szehoong

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wow!! nice pic baq! i like that hotel

PJ Skylines
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A view of the PJ State skyline from Sea Park town.

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Another view of PJ State and the industrial area, this time from my office in Sec. 19. My apologies for the blurness of this pix...

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View of one of PJ's suburbs, Damansara Utama, on the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) while passing by One Utama shopping center.

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Another of PJ's suburban areas, this shot of Kelana Jaya was taken while i was refueling at a gasoline station.


PJ High-Rises
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Looking up at PJ's major landmark, the Menara MPPJ in PJ State (Sec. 52).

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Although it is the tallest building in PJ, the MPPJ only has 22 floors!

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Completed in early 2004, the 15-storey Menara Axis has succeeded in attracting big-name tenants like FujiFilm, Philips, and Fitness First. It also has a twin (in my opinion) in the shape of the Millennium Tower in Damansara Heights!

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The largest condo in PJ, Sec 14's Menara Jaya, is designed like a modern-day ziggurat!

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Another new development for PJ, this one is the Millennium Place located adjacent to Menara Jaya. It has twin 21-storey serviced apartments atop a shopping podium.

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Two landmarks of the SS2-Sec19 vicinity, the Menara Merais (tall tower) and Hotel Lisa De Inn (smaller building to the left).


Other PJ Landmarks
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The "upside-down" glass cone of One Utama 2, PJ's (and possibly the Valley's) most popular shopping center.

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The rear view of One Utama 2 (heading towards PJ on the LDP from Kepong).

More pictures are coming in later... Head on to this thread for updates!

Wow..great thread..u showed us around yr hometown.Thanks and good job.:)

Wou!Great pics!btw,is Damansara considered PJ?

Menara Merais looks cool!! any more pics;)

Thanks for the comments, guys! Yeah, there are more pix coming soon...

Stay connected for updates!

As for your query, y2k, Damansara has many different "sections"... Those that are in PJ include the "original" Damansaras of Utama, Jaya, and Kim plus the newer districts of Damansara Perdana, Mutiara Damansara (IKEA's home!), and Kota Damansara...

KL's Damansaras are Heights and Bukit Damansara (the Beverly Hills enclaves)...

Thanks for the comments, guys! Yeah, there are more pix coming soon...

Stay connected for updates!

As for your query, y2k, Damansara has many different "sections"... Those that are in PJ include the "original" Damansaras of Utama, Jaya, and Kim plus the newer districts of Damansara Perdana, Mutiara Damansara (IKEA's home!), and Kota Damansara...

KL's Damansaras are Heights and Bukit Damansara (the Beverly Hills enclaves)...

Errrr.....Damansara Heights and Bukit Damansara is the same thing lah :bash: :D ......only one is in English and the other Malay hehehe :D

Anyway the original Damansara isn't DU or DJ but Bukit Damansara in KL ;)

There are also Sunway Damansara......hmmm......so many Damansaras that we could have missed out some! hehehe :lol:

True true... A lot of different Damansaras until also confused lah :) ...

Anyway, here are more PJ pix!

PJ High-Rises
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Updated view of Menara Axis, with the ugly FujiFilm sign!

True true... A lot of different Damansaras until also confused lah :) ...

Anyway, here are more PJ pix!

PJ High-Rises
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Updated view of Menara Axis, with the ugly FujiFilm sign!


ahhhh! Can't bear to see this! I saw how it looks like at night - HIDEOUS!!! :puke:

Fully agree with u, sze... The FujiFilm sign at night is too bright, thus blocking off the building's floodlights... At least the "Menara Axis" logo (left of the eyesore) is still ok...

Here are some more pix!

PJ High-Rises
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PJ State's main shopping hub, Amcorp Mall (the big podium), flanked by (L-R) Menara TNB, Amcorp Tower, Amcorp Serviced Suites, and PJ Tower.

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One of the first condo-type developments in PJ (1992), Ehsan Ria comprises of twin 24-storey towers and a 9- and 4-storey low-rise.

PJ Hotels
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The 9-storey Lisa De Inn Hotel located smack at the "Rothmans Roundabout" (and directly opposite Menara Merais) has one of the unique designs for a mid-rise. Some people say it looks like a wedding cake!

This is an awesome thread! I really missed PJ.
I knew it that AmSuites will get some color. Luckily it is not as yellow as their rather hidden bank building near Bukit Nenas.
Any pic of Riana Green. To me it's one of the best looking condo in Malaysia! ;)

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SS2 morning market.

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ooh! Nice place to lepak for supper :cool:

This is my all-time favorite pix of PJ State... Taken near some Sea Park shoplots, it shows virtually every skyscraper in that area!

Many ppl also commented that this pix makes PJ seem like an American city...
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dang..i miss pj

anyway here's the Kelana Jaya monster..Crimson Apartments..1000 units! They are gonna get their clones built beside them according to the plan.

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Dated pic of PJ..Axis still u/c

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Another ;)

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Baq, those pix are what i've been waiting for so long... Thanks!

Never realized that PJ is so spread out when viewed from the air... This shows how much my hometown has grown since the past decade...

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Is this viewed from the way between Old klang road and puchong?

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This view is from Bukit Gasing....next time must go up there to take pics! :D

nice pic...... of the sky!! haha. :bash:

Although the pix is blurry, still its quite ok lah... Shows the cluster of PJ high-rises in its glory!

btw, the mppj library in menara mppj in pj new town has a very good view of KL skyline!

View of Damansara from D'aman Ria taken by a friend

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View of Damansara from D'aman Ria taken by a friend




Din you take any pics when you stayed there? :D

I stayed at Crimson last timelah..only get the view of the other blocks :cry:

I stayed at Crimson last timelah..only get the view of the other blocks :cry:


Oh yeah Crimson! :D

I saw Crimson in the pics....I confused it with D'sara Ria.........D'sara Ria are the new blocks next to Crimson rite? ......so many Condos there.....it gets confusing :)

Recent pic of Crimsons. Population : more than 3000! In 2006, the putra depot will be turned into a station to cater this area so Kelana Station won't be the last station anymore!
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^^^ ....yeah....I just love how it looks at night - esp from NKVE :okay:

....and it is high-time for Putraline to have a station there.....there are so many condos around that area :)

And I actually wished Putraline would build an extension route that goes like this:
Kelana Jaya - Depot - Sunway (new) - Subang Jaya (new)... and STAR should build an extension that goes like this: Bukit Jalil - Sri Petaling - OUG (new)- Puchong (new) -Sunway (new - which connects to Putraline in Sunway).... Don't you guys think it'll be quite a perfect route? All the areas covered are densed... My Gawd! Why can't they make our commuters' lives better by doing so!

Welcome to the forums Lastresorter! :wave:




And I actually wished Putraline would build an extension route that goes like this:
Kelana Jaya - Depot - Sunway (new) - Subang Jaya (new)... and STAR should build an extension that goes like this: Bukit Jalil - Sri Petaling - OUG (new)- Puchong (new) -Sunway (new - which connects to Putraline in Sunway).... Don't you guys think it'll be quite a perfect route? All the areas covered are densed... My Gawd! Why can't they make our commuters' lives better by doing so!


I think it would be better if your Putraline suggestion would include USJ :D Then Starline which serves Puchong could connect all the way to USJ. ;)

Yea......actually the govt had made plans for such extensions.....just that it would cost billions of Ringgit to pull something like that. We have to give em some time ;)

Taman Aman’s lake and park provides a soothing spot for those in search of outdoor activities such as fishing, jogging and cycling.




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Aman Lake 2003-12-31

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^^^ Wah! Now this park looks so nice already ah? :eek:

oo...last time I went there for loy krathong...so many thais

Wah..i don't know Putra LRT got past through a lake..so cute..:D

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if it's not for the pylons, it will look like a european park:D

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Near tropicana

that looks even more American!! i like that grass:D

FYI, the one behind it is Menara Lien Hoe. Nice view of it from the highway :)

FYI, the one behind it is Menara Lien Hoe. Nice view of it from the highway :)

the one with the pyramid??

Yeah..never realised the pyramid was a glass one also before seeing this pic

Yeah..never realised the pyramid was a glass one also before seeing this pic

i love glass pyramids litted up. any pics of it at night??

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nice TNB!! i don't remember seeing that before

nazrey, that's not in PJ but in Kepong lah. ;)

hmm..wonder why not many ppl know that building, i find it quite nice.;)

Yea...quite nice oso...