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I’m sure many of you out there recognise this building (see below) Do you have any stories about wedding dinners in the Imperial Rom for us please and we would also like to know what’s become of the book store? (see close-up below). We look forward to your comments

Warned that something was “up” in Gopeng Road I dropped by this afternoon. But nothing was “up” however – quite the opposite – No 62 was on the way “down”. Yes, the Ipoh demolition team were at it again. So I dropped in on the Chinese foreman who seemed to agree with me that it [...]

[click to enlarge] Dear Ipoh-ites…..can you guys guess the year this photograph was taken? The familiar landmarks may give you some clues Here’s another hint: at the bottom left there seems to be some construction going on (at the back of Waller Court Flats) - this site later became S.K. Coronation Park Happy guessing!

Here’s a photograph of Ipoh Motors – yes, the same Ipoh Motors which was once a familiar sight along Brewster Road. It is said that the building was previously the premises of Cycle & Carriage Co. Ltd. Any idea as to WHEN this photograph was taken. We think it’s the 1950s – since Ipoh Motors [...]

Nostalgic  flash back in Ipoh ACS – The little park in the site of the current Carpentry Shed  1953 by IpohBornKid Prior to the erection of the Carpentry Shed, there was a little park of green grass with a middle line of trees, one of which was a frangipani tree of nearly 12 feet tall.  [...]

Iris Cheng posted on our FB timeline this very sad picture of the Art Deco Majestic Theatre in the throes of demolition. We heard about it on Saturday but honestly I found it too depressing to bother to go and take a photograph. However as Iris did bother I felt it was only right that [...]

Please Click on pictures to enlage the flyers. Art Exhibition @ Garden Villa, No.5 Jalan Dr Nazrin Shah, Ipoh July 6.to 8, 2012   Contact: Su Ming Ng (email:suming@streamyx.com) Please support this. Abdul Kareem is an Ipoh boy, born and bred.

Believe it or not, the Pasar Besar in Ipoh New Town isn’t that ‘old’! This early 1900s picture (taken from the Kinta Valley book) is quite unique – has there been that much change since Towkay Yau Tet Shin built this place? I’ve noticed that those large rattan baskets are still in use today….

In a previous blog, we featured an ‘old’ merry-go-round. Well, here is what a see-saw looked like back in the 50s. This picture (sent a long time ago) is from Anne and Dennis Marsden of the UK. It was taken at a Christmas Party at an orphanage somewhere in Ipoh.

Ok, maybe not the people in the picture…but how about the bikes? Recognise the models? Bonus question: does anyone know the building in the background of the second picture?