The Old Kuala Lumpur - Page 37

dengilo · June 11th, 2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by taurus064

This is a vintage postcard showing KL's Central Market. Is this the Central Market that was later torn down to make way for today's Pasar Seni?

I could be wronglah but i think the original site for the old market is closer to the bridge.The present pasar seni site was actually reclaimed land, it was a valley leading to the river back then.

dengilo · June 11th, 2012, 04:23 PM

Perhaps looking towards mid valley near kuan cheng school?

taurus064 · June 12th, 2012, 01:11 AM

Horses racing at the old Selangor Turf Club grounds (now replaced by the famous Petronas Twin Towers) at Jalan Ampang. At the background you can see the old KL Hilton Hotel (now Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel) on the left, Holiday Inn On-The-Park Hotel (refurbished as Impiana KLCC Hotel) on the right and the partly hidden Equatorial Hotel (now already torn down) on the extreme right. Photo could be mid or late 1970s or in the 1980s .........

dengilo · June 13th, 2012, 05:02 PM

Just look at those bungalows!

taurus064 · June 13th, 2012, 08:16 PM

It's a shame they have to demolish those bungalows when the race course was torn down to make way for the construction of the Twin Towers .......

dengilo · June 14th, 2012, 12:53 AM

I think the Belgium Embassy is the only surviving one along that row.

taurus064 · June 14th, 2012, 01:17 AM

Nowadays when you pass through that area especially along Jalan Pinang you could hardly recognize that area with all those apartment & hotel blocks and of course KLCC & The Twin Towers. That area has changed so much since that photo was taken ............

taurus064 · June 16th, 2012, 04:39 PM

World clocks hanging from the ceiling at the main entrance of the old Subang International Airport. Photo could be circa late 1960s .........

World 2 World · June 16th, 2012, 06:00 PM

nice clock

patchay · June 16th, 2012, 06:39 PM

Now in perspective...

dengilo · June 19th, 2012, 03:21 AM

Interesting to note that the original preposed site for the twin towers was not too far from those bungalows.

patchay · June 19th, 2012, 05:50 AM

Do we have latest pics for these areas???

Kuala Lumpur CBD in 1950

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Originally Posted by taurus064

Majestic Cinema at Jalan Pudu - 1940s or 1950s .......

Cathay Cinema at Bukit Bintang; late 50s perhaps?

Odeon Cinema at the intersection of Batu Road (Jln Tuanku Abdul Rahman) & Campbell Road (Jalan Dang Wangi). Photo taken in 1953 ..........

taurus064 · June 20th, 2012, 05:02 PM

Majestic Cinema Pudu and Cathay Cinema Bukit Bintang has already been demolished for a long time so there is no latest photos for these two. For Odeon Cinema all we can find are photos from the 1980s or 90s. As for Jalan Tun Perak, I can't find one decent one from the internet so it's up to other members of the forum to do so. For Medan Pasar photo, please refer to page 35. Bukit Bintang - here are 2 recent photos:

gsscooter · June 22nd, 2012, 08:22 AM

image hosted on flickr

Selangor State Secretariat c. 1900

Source : Malay Peninsula
Photographer : Charles Kleingrothe

Many apologies to the Sultan of Selangor for copyright infringement.

rizalhakim · June 22nd, 2012, 08:51 AM

wow Sultan Abdul Samad Building....dats really old dude!!!

patchay · June 22nd, 2012, 07:26 PM

omg.. the building is like somewhere in the middle of a farm, or what?

Wow the environment during that era is really nice.

argory · June 23rd, 2012, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by taurus064

Nowadays when you pass through that area especially along Jalan Pinang you could hardly recognize that area with all those apartment & hotel blocks and of course KLCC & The Twin Towers. That area has changed so much since that photo was taken ............

It may be good if KLCC organized something to commemorate its past - like a simple but permanent museum. I mean the area has been a money-spinner for more than a century.

argory · June 23rd, 2012, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by patchay

omg.. the building is like somewhere in the middle of a farm, or what?

Wow the environment during that era is really nice.

Actually it was pretty much a farm until the 1880s but the farm-fencing seen does not mean anything though.

At the time of the picture, the area was already quite well developed. KL was the capital of the FMS after all.

taurus064 · June 23rd, 2012, 10:10 AM

Aerial view of Jalan Melaka. At the foreground right is the old Bank Bumiputra building. Can anybody confirm what is the building under construction at the extreme right side of the photo? (Photo could be in the late 1970s or early 1980s)

Ethaniel83 · June 23rd, 2012, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by taurus064

Aerial view of Jalan Melaka. At the foreground right is the old Bank Bumiputra building. Can anybody confirm what is the building under construction at the extreme right side of the photo? (Photo could be in the late 1970s or early 1980s)

the building under construction at the extreme right side is Menara Bumiputra, new HQ for Bank Bumiputra at that time

June 12th, 2012, 01:11 AM	#723
taurus064 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 493 Likes (Received): 6	Horses racing at the old Selangor Turf Club grounds (now replaced by the famous Petronas Twin Towers) at Jalan Ampang. At the background you can see the old KL Hilton Hotel (now Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel) on the left, Holiday Inn On-The-Park Hotel (refurbished as Impiana KLCC Hotel) on the right and the partly hidden Equatorial Hotel (now already torn down) on the extreme right. Photo could be mid or late 1970s or in the 1980s ......... Last edited by taurus064; June 12th, 2012 at 02:35 PM.

June 14th, 2012, 01:17 AM	#727
taurus064 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 493 Likes (Received): 6	Nowadays when you pass through that area especially along Jalan Pinang you could hardly recognize that area with all those apartment & hotel blocks and of course KLCC & The Twin Towers. That area has changed so much since that photo was taken ............ Last edited by taurus064; June 14th, 2012 at 01:38 AM.

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taurus064 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 493 Likes (Received): 6	World clocks hanging from the ceiling at the main entrance of the old Subang International Airport. Photo could be circa late 1960s ......... Last edited by taurus064; June 16th, 2012 at 04:45 PM.

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taurus064 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 493 Likes (Received): 6	Majestic Cinema Pudu and Cathay Cinema Bukit Bintang has already been demolished for a long time so there is no latest photos for these two. For Odeon Cinema all we can find are photos from the 1980s or 90s. As for Jalan Tun Perak, I can't find one decent one from the internet so it's up to other members of the forum to do so. For Medan Pasar photo, please refer to page 35. Bukit Bintang - here are 2 recent photos: Last edited by taurus064; June 21st, 2012 at 02:25 AM.

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June 11th, 2012, 04:23 PM	#722
dengilo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,925 Likes (Received): 144	Perhaps looking towards mid valley near kuan cheng school?

June 13th, 2012, 05:02 PM	#724
dengilo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,925 Likes (Received): 144	Just look at those bungalows!

June 13th, 2012, 08:16 PM	#725
taurus064 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 493 Likes (Received): 6	It's a shame they have to demolish those bungalows when the race course was torn down to make way for the construction of the Twin Towers .......

June 14th, 2012, 12:53 AM	#726
dengilo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,925 Likes (Received): 144	I think the Belgium Embassy is the only surviving one along that row.

June 16th, 2012, 06:00 PM	#729
World 2 World The World @ My Fingertips Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,741 Likes (Received): 147	nice clock

June 19th, 2012, 03:21 AM	#731
dengilo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,925 Likes (Received): 144	Interesting to note that the original preposed site for the twin towers was not too far from those bungalows.

June 22nd, 2012, 08:22 AM	#734
gsscooter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	image hosted on flickr Selangor State Secretariat c. 1900 Source : Malay Peninsula Photographer : Charles Kleingrothe Many apologies to the Sultan of Selangor for copyright infringement.

June 22nd, 2012, 08:51 AM	#735
rizalhakim PROUD 2 B MALAYSIAN Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KL Posts: 32,392 Likes (Received): 176	wow Sultan Abdul Samad Building....dats really old dude!!!

June 23rd, 2012, 10:10 AM	#739
taurus064 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 493 Likes (Received): 6	Aerial view of Jalan Melaka. At the foreground right is the old Bank Bumiputra building. Can anybody confirm what is the building under construction at the extreme right side of the photo? (Photo could be in the late 1970s or early 1980s)