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 $a(le &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

1801 !ultan 2(dul !amad Buildin' with the imposin' &lo&k tower

The !elan'or $lu( aka 3The !potted 4o' 3 padan' was used for ho&ke.5 &ri&ket 5 ru'(. 5 foot(all 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 80th 2u'ust 1091

1800s 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 1810s

1801 !ultan 2(dul !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 1000s

The Lake /ardens with the 3!.dne. Lake 3 in the fore'round 1000s

The old -arket !<uare 1000s Note that the small &lo&k tower was not &onstru&ted then $a=ton Printers and !in !en' Nam $offee shop are lo&ated on the lower left hand &orner of photo This s<uare is now &on%erted into a pedestrian mall

-as>id "amek situated on the &onfluen&e of !' /om(ak and !' Kelan' 1000

The old *ailwa. !tation ( white dome ) and the *ailwa. administration (uildin' 1070s The %iadu&t &rossin' the !' Kelan' to the -erdeka !tadium and the $hinese 2ssem(l. Hall was not &onstru&ted .et

The railwa. station interior 1070s Note the uniform for the poli&e personnel then

The Kuala Lumpur $entral -arket 1081

Trishaws and (i&.&les were the popular mode of transport then

The Borneo -otors alon' "alan 2mpan' : 1097

-erdeka !tadium &onstru&ted in the 1090s in time for -ala.a;s #ndependen&e

The British $oun&il 10?0s whi&h housed a li(rar. open to the pu(li& and is on the same hill as Bukit 2man poli&e head<uarters

)ederal Hotel 10?0s +ne of the few international standard hotel &onstru&ted alon' "alan Bukit Bintan' to &ater for the o%erseas %isitors in%ited to witness the -erdeka &ele(ration in 1091 The famous Bukit Bintan' /irls !&hool is lo&ated at the other end of the road and the s&hool was demolished in earl. 7000s to make wa. for Pa%ilion -all

The mushroom:shaped shelter in Tuanku 2(dul *ahman Park near -erdeka !tadium 10?0s Near(. is the $hinwoo !tadium

10?0s National -os<ue

10?0s Hotel -a>esti& Kuala Lumpur (efore (ein' &on%erted into

+ne of the last ( if not the last ) 1070;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.

The Bok House was an old mansion alon' "alan 2mpan' (uilt in 107? and &ompleted in 1070 for a lo&al millionaire 5 $hua $hen' Bok #n the 10?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 remem(ered reli& of earl. KL

)arther up from Pudu area is Peel *oad ( "alan Peel ) photo &ir&a 1090s This was the main trunk road leadin' out of KL to the !outhern part of the &ountr. pre 10;s (efore the Loke @ew Hi'hwa. and !erem(an Hi'hwa. were &onstru&ted Perpendi&ular to Peel *oad is $ir&ular *oad ( present "alan Perkelilin' )

#n the fore'round to the far ri'ht is $on%ent Peel *oad ( !&hool ) The houses in the fore'round were 'o%ernment <uarters The spot where the photo'rapher stand is now the &ompound of a temple5

Newl. &ompleted )ederal Hi'hwa. with the AP) Buildin' ( still under &onstru&tion ) at the >un&tion with "alan /asin' : 10?7

Lon' (efore 2mpan' Park5 BB PlaBa5 or the new Pa%ilion shoppin' mall C the &olonial 3 Presti'ious 3 shoppin' pla&es were *o(insons5 ,hiteawa. Laidlaw5 "ohn Little 4ept !tores lo&ated alon' "alan -ount(atten ( "alan Tun Perak ) whi&h

mana'ed to sta. in (usiness till 1010s ( 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 7000 to house +$B$ -ala.sia operations

Tan $hon' -otors 5 the sole a'entDdistri(utor of 4atsun ( Nissan ) %ehi&les &ir&a 1090s 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. 1090s

!ultan !treet *ailwa. !tation si'na'e is &learl. displa.ed on 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 1010s 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

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

10?0s Hi'h !treet Present "alan Tun H! Lee +n the left is the main offi&e of Au @an !an'5 the esta(lished $hinese -edi&al Hall while further left down the road is the Hi'h !treet Poli&e !tation with a mini:>ail

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 G Petalin' !treet lookin' towards )o&h 2%enue ( "alan $hen' Lo&k ) : earl. 1090s 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 10s 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

The Bukit Bintan' Park aka BB Park The site used to (e Holl.wood Park wa. (a&k in 1080s 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 1809 ) was lo&ated in the same %i&init. Holl.wood Park was later a&<uired (. the mo%ie 'iant of the da.5 !haw Brothers #t was up'raded to BB Park with a &arni%al:like entertainment settin' H there were &a(arets and dan&e halls ( >o'ets as well ) 5 &inemas5 sta'eDopera shows5 restaurants 5 'ame stalls and e%en a (o=in' rin' I BB Park;s fortune started to de&line with the risin' popularit. of tele%ision and radio #t was &losed in the earl. 10s and rede%eloped into the present !un'ei ,an' PlaBa

The entran&e into Pudu "ail

$an .ou re&o'nise this 10?? road G The &ar is turnin' ri'ht from "alan Bukit Bintan' into "alan Pudu ( ne=t to the former Pa%ilion $inema Tun' !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