Step into the past: Kuala Lumpur

redstone · October 14th, 2005, 04:39 PM

Dated 1884

^

^Take a modern pic of this, please szehoong!!!

redstone · October 14th, 2005, 04:45 PM

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR - BANGUNAN SHARIKAT POLIS (POLICE HEADQUARTERS) (C1960)

Old Market Square

Railway Station

KL Airport

Hotel Merlin, 1960

Hotel Majestic

***TYW*** · October 14th, 2005, 04:48 PM

interesting pics there!!

i like the market square, wonder how market square looks right now

redstone · October 14th, 2005, 04:53 PM

Federal Hotel, Bukit Bintang Road

baqthier · October 14th, 2005, 06:54 PM

THANKS FOR THOSE PICS!

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/...79/img0037.jpg

This is now concorde hotel

***szehoong*** · October 14th, 2005, 09:30 PM

Can you believe that most of the buildings are still around?

Just that most are eclipsed by the newer highrises

***szehoong*** · October 14th, 2005, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redstone

Federal Hotel, Bukit Bintang Road

The piece of land where Federal Hotel stood once belonged to my family. In fact when this picture is taken, my family still lives behind the hotel. We sold the land in 3 parcels and it reflected in today's Federal Hotel complex

The first parcel is what you could see in the picture. The second parcel is the revolving restaurant tower and the third is the bowling alley/swimming pool/ballroom annex

My family house is on the exact spot of the annex building

***Blue_Sky*** · October 15th, 2005, 03:55 AM

Wah...
looks very relaxing there

SEED · October 15th, 2005, 06:58 PM

beautiful..

it'll be soo cool if KL still hav the double decker bus

and the train station looks like an air-craft carrier or a battleship.. the towers and etc..

***Blue_Sky*** · October 16th, 2005, 04:48 AM

I wonder what is the first skycraper in KL??

SEED · October 16th, 2005, 06:07 PM

i think those Kampong building waz the first skyscraper in KL..(even the trees r much higher..) or the clock tower! rite?

***szehoong*** · October 16th, 2005, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_Sky

I wonder what is the first skycraper in KL??

How tall is your definition of a skyscraper?

I would think that it could be that Bangunan Lee Yan Lian, Parliament Building or Federal Hotel....not too sure......waiting for yer definition

***Blue_Sky*** · October 16th, 2005, 09:40 PM

I also dunno

but maybe higher than 12 storeys

ryanr · October 17th, 2005, 01:39 AM

Great photos.. I love looking at old photos of cities.

redstone · October 17th, 2005, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by szehoong

How tall is your definition of a skyscraper?

I would think that it could be that Bangunan Lee Yan Lian, Parliament Building or Federal Hotel....not too sure......waiting for yer definition

^This is LYL. Looks weird....

***szehoong*** · October 17th, 2005, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_Sky

I also dunno

but maybe higher than 12 storeys

I remember we talked about this a while ago in some thread.....I forgot if it was Bangunan Lee Yan Lian or the Parliament Building

***szehoong*** · October 17th, 2005, 06:02 AM

KL Hilton in 1965!

My dad was working there at that time!

redstone · October 17th, 2005, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by szehoong

KL Hilton in 1965!

My dad was working there at that time!

What does the words above say?

***szehoong*** · October 17th, 2005, 06:11 AM

Victory Avenue (now Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin)

***szehoong*** · October 17th, 2005, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redstone

What does the words above say?

You can't read meh?

It is obviously 'Kuala Lumpur Hilton'

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October 14th, 2005, 04:48 PM	#3
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October 15th, 2005, 03:55 AM	#8
*Blue_Sky* Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9,256 Likes (Received): 35	Wah... looks very relaxing there

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SEED Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,146 Likes (Received): 1	beautiful.. it'll be soo cool if KL still hav the double decker bus and the train station looks like an air-craft carrier or a battleship.. the towers and etc..

October 16th, 2005, 04:48 AM	#10
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SEED Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,146 Likes (Received): 1	i think those Kampong building waz the first skyscraper in KL..(even the trees r much higher..) or the clock tower! rite?

October 16th, 2005, 09:40 PM	#13
*Blue_Sky* Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9,256 Likes (Received): 35	I also dunno but maybe higher than 12 storeys

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ryanr Registered non-User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 6,664 Likes (Received): 7	Great photos.. I love looking at old photos of cities.

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October 17th, 2005, 06:11 AM	#19
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