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KL Then And Now: 30 Awesome Photos To Take You On A Nostalgic Trip Through History

It's amazing to see how much has changed!

By Rohini Rajaratnam

Cover image via Mohd Radzi Facebook

1. Petaling Street

Image from Poskod
Image via Poskod

2. Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, in front of Kotaraya Shopping Complex around 1965

3. Lebuh Pasar Besar in 1959

4. Jalan Chow Kit, previously known as Jalan Batu pictured about in the 1970's

Where did all these cars come from???

Where did all these cars come from???

Image via Mohd Radzi Facebook

5. Jalan Tun Perak

6. Central Market

7. Dataran Merdeka

8. The old Odeon cinema of Jalan Dang Wangi (formerly Campbell Street)

9. Royal Selangor Club

10. Lebuh Pasar

11. Kuala Lumpur Train Station

12. Kuala Lumpur Gallery (formerly a warehouse and printing press for the government)

13. Jalan Pudu

14. Jalan Sultan Ismail

15. The old KWSP building along Federal Highway

16. Assunta Hospital Petaling Jaya

17. Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman

18. A&W Restaurant near Section 52 built in the 1960's

19. Lebuh Pasar in the 1950's

20. Chin Woo Stadium in 1965

21. Sungei Wang in the 1970's

22. National Museum in 1968

23. Bank Bumiputera

24. Coliseum Theatre in Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman

25. Jalan Dang Wangi

26. Sungai Besi Airport

27. Masjid Jamek

28. Jalan Ampang

29. Jalan Tun Perak was formerly known as Mountbatten Road

30. Allapitchay Tuck Shop in Jalan Dang Wangi during late 1970's

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