tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124431264037070097.post7269803770058009483..comments2023-11-17T09:02:29.936+08:00Comments on Images of Ipoh: Center Point LandmarkChun Keehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293554488727821113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124431264037070097.post-3037728932140064622010-11-23T13:42:18.078+08:002010-11-23T13:42:18.078+08:00Oh is it? I didn't know the market was burnt b...Oh is it? I didn't know the market was burnt before. Anyway, the market still occupied and crowded in the morning. My parents always call the empty space in front of this photo as "Western toilet" (红毛屎坑), the name is a bit indecent. I believe that was the first modern public toilet in town.Chun Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293554488727821113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124431264037070097.post-44237118733279948632010-11-23T11:34:20.411+08:002010-11-23T11:34:20.411+08:00Hi Chun Kee,
I believed the old building on the l...Hi Chun Kee,<br /><br />I believed the old building on the left-hand side of this photo is what is left of the old market which was gutted by a fire in the early 1970s. That big fire happened one night and a big portion of the old market was completely destroyed.Ipohgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334848611018738412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124431264037070097.post-31498375674855515062010-11-22T23:10:19.413+08:002010-11-22T23:10:19.413+08:00Yup, a lot of memory around Central Market, especi...Yup, a lot of memory around Central Market, especially Super Kinta :-)Chun Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293554488727821113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124431264037070097.post-83946626535689993022010-11-22T13:27:16.309+08:002010-11-22T13:27:16.309+08:00I used to stay in Cockman St back in the 70s &...I used to stay in Cockman St back in the 70s & 80s and always accompanied my parents here in the morning for the market. How time flies.....ChrisAuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077277168519458783noreply@blogger.com