Bangunan Choo Cheng Kay sheds its sordid past

Brighter outlook: The City View block of Bangunan Choo Cheng Kay has a more spacious entry now after the removal of roadside stalls. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

VISITORS to Bangunan Choo Cheng Kay (BCCK) in the heart of Kuala Lumpur are unlikely to imagine that this building once had a sordid past.

First-time visitors to the block named “City View” would most probably be shown the “Gossip Corner”, a popular gathering space in the evenings.