Time for upgrade: The former Chartered Bank building in Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur was damaged by last December’s flood. – YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
TWO historical buildings in the heart of Kuala Lumpur belonging to Selangor government will get a major makeover following years of neglect.
Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI), the state’s strategic investment arm, said Selangor government through MBI would develop the old Chartered Bank building and Industrial Court building (formerly Chow Kit & Co Department Store), into information centres to promote the state as a tourist destination.
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Overgrown shrubs and rubbish at the old Chartered Bank building.
The roof is showing water damage.
The heritage building has been left abandoned with no maintenance carried out. The chandelier hanging outside the entrance is the only sign of how charming the building used to be.
Shrubs are already over taking the entrance of the area.
Mohd Azmi says the National Heritage Department has been chasing Padat to repair the buildings.
The Industrial Court building has wild plants growing on the roof. There is also deterioration of plaster and paint caused by cracks or possibly water stagnation. — Photos: YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
People wading through floodwaters in front of the bank in 1926. – Filepic
The Industrial Court building has wild plants growing on the roof. There is also deterioration of plaster and paint caused by cracks or possibly water stagnation.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China during the flood in 1926.
Overgrown shrubs and rubbish at the old Chartered Bank building.
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