[taurus064]

Parliament House under construction; 1963.

 

[taurus064]

View of junction of Petaling Street and Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (formerly Foch Avenue); circa 1980s.

 

[raynman]

Anybody knows where and when this photo was taken?

 

[Kadzman]

Anybody knows where and when this photo was taken?

I think it was the aftermath of May 13, 1969. Most likely Chow Kit area.

 

[raynman]

I think it was the aftermath of May 13, 1969. Most likely Chow Kit area.

I think so too.
There is an Alliance Party banner in the middle of the photo.

 

[Kadzman]

I think so too.
There is an Alliance Party banner in the middle of the photo.

Good eyes! BN was not in existence then.

 

[atmapgnew]

Can see a Policeman there under the shade, most probably with a rifle/gun in hand ???

 

[raynman]

Can see a Policeman there under the shade, most probably with a rifle/gun in hand ???

I am more interested in the make and model of the car BD1753

 

[atmapgnew]

^^
Is it a Hillman Hunter ???

ps behind it looks like a Fiat 124 ???

 

[raynman]

^^
Is it a Hillman Hunter ???

ps behind it looks like a Fiat 124 ???

I only know there is a Volkswagen Beetle right in the middle of the photo.

 

[taurus064]

Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in the 1970s. Pertama Kompleks can be seen at the extreme left of the photo while the Odeon Cinema is at the middle of the photo.

 

[taurus064]

Aerial view of the Merlin Hotel (now Concorde Hotel, right), part of Treacher Road (now Jalan Sultan Ismail) and its surroundings; circa 1960s.

 

[taurus064]

A rather busy Embankment (Benteng) located at downtown KL with the Klang River at the left . Photo taken in 1970.

 

[taurus064]

Aerial view of the former Selangor Turf Club in Jalan Ampang. The Petronas Twin Towers KLCC now occupies this plot of land. Road at the foreground of the photo is what is now Jalan Pinang.
Photo from NST newspaper dated Friday June 12th 1992 under the City Extra Column - End of an era for Selangor Turf Club.

 

[taurus064]

A decorative arch erected across a section of Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Kuala Lumpur to commemorate the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Malaysia in 1972.

 

[andyf]

I am more interested in the make and model of the car BD1753

Looks like an Austin A50 Cambridge ..

 

[aiman!]

About the economic growth and development of Malaysia, focusing on increased integration of its three separate cultures, but stressing the need for greater racial integration and way that bigger industrial investment will assist this process.

 

[taurus064]

Aerial view of the skyline of downtown Kuala Lumpur circa 1950s/1960s. The Jamek Mosque (Masjid Jamek) can be seen at the middle of the photo.

 

[taurus064]

Players engaging in a game of cricket on the Padang (now Dataran Merdeka), Kuala Lumpur; 1982.

 

[taurus064]

View of Mountbatten Road (Jalan Tun Perak); circa 1950s/1960s.