“Change is one of the most vibrant elements we can use to create a different tomorrow...” - Steven Redhead
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| (Constructed between 1930 - 1940) |
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Being the Royal Town of Selangor, Klang has so many stories to tell.
The area right near the banks of the Klang River and the colonial Klang railway station accommodates many historical pre-war shophouses. This region is in a state of urban dilapidation where many of the pre-war shophouses along Jalan Raja Timur are either abandoned or in decay, exuding a negative display of the town.
A century-old street, Jalan Raya Timur, has come to life after some of the pre-war shophouses were painted in vibrant colours. Its close proximity to Klang Railway Station has become an attraction site for walking tours.
Most of the pre-war buildings were built in Eclectic style shop houses in Jalan Raya Timur while the other building style found in other nearby area are early shophouses, Neo-classic and Art Deco style. About 45 shophouses were constructed during the pre-war times. The architectural concept is strongly influenced by European architectural style and Chinese architectural style.
The double storey shophouses also served the purpose of residential. Ground floor of the shophouse was used for trading and second floor was the residential area. A common type shop houses front entrance open to an open passage also known as the ‘five-foot way’ better known in Malay as ‘kaki lima’.
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| (A brief description) |
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| (Shop houses façade facing the main road) |
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| (Serve as residence and commercial business) |
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| (Upgraded unit) |
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| (Maintaining the structure) |
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| (A newer shop house built in 1951) |
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| (Still retain their identity and character) |
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| (Renovated with new paint job) |
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| (Rotting slowly with age) |
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| (A typical five-foot pathway) |
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| (A site for horror movies) |
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| (Historical buildings reduced to rubbles) |
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| (A new multi-level carpark next to the old shop houses) |
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