Khoo Cheang Jins painting of the City Hall at the Esplanade. (CHARLES MARIASOOSAY/ The Star/08/August/2015)
WIDELY viewed today as the commercial centre of Penang, bustling Beach Street can also lay claim to being a catalyst for Malaysia's modern-day development.
Shortly after Francis Light landed here in 1786 and founded a settlement he would name George Town after the then reigning British monarch, the sea-fronting stretch became a hub of activity.
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