Images of Ipoh: The End of An Old Grocery Shop

Saturday, June 7, 2014

The End of An Old Grocery Shop

Lee Kwan Cheong at Leech Street (Old Town) is the oldest grocery shop in Ipoh. The 100-year old shop still maintains its very original appearance and arrangement. However, I am pretty shock to see the "for sale" banner is hanging in front of the old shop this morning. It is sad to witness the end of this century-old heritage shop closed down because the younger generation is generally not interested to run this kind of business anymore. I believe it will be unlikely to have a new owner to continue running the grocery shop.

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UnknownMay 31, 2018 at 11:14 AM
Hi, does anyone know if Lee Kwan Cheong (used to be on Leech Street) is still trading? I know there was a 'for sale' sign for it in 2014.
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