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Beach Street - Lebhu Pantai
Lebuh Pantai, Peanag, MalaysiaAbout
Beach Street, or Lebuh Pantai, is one of the oldest streets in George Town, Penang.
Beach Street It was built as early as 1786 or 1787, subsequent to Light Street, to be the main commercial street of the newly established George Town. Beach Street is older and has been around longer than many of the towns on the Malayan Peninsula including Singapore, Taiping, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. Unlike arrow-straight Light Street, Beach Street was built to follow the curve of the beach, which was then right beside it. The result, as can be seen to this day, is a meandering street as it makes its way towards the southern hinterland.
