The name of "Pudu" 富都
History of Pudu
Pudu in Chinese means a "rich city".
How the streets are name
The name of "Ban Shan Ba" 半山芭
-According to the elder generation, along t he road from Jalan Pudu to the t-junction at Pudu Jail, it was an underdeveloped and remote area, almost a forest area.
In 1980s, they named Pudu as "rich city" because Pudu is congested with all the lower class people(quite poor). They are looking forward Pudu area to be rich.
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-In chinese, "ban shan ba" literally means forested area or country side. Even many commercial buildings are built now, people still used to call it as "ban shan ba". Translated from http://news.sinchew.com.my/node/171368
-Brunei area is made up of few Jalan Brunei.
-Jalan Pasar also known as electronic street, it has more than 15 years of history.
-printing business is the hottest, thus people called it Printing street. It hits its peak at 1970s.
-At the back of Jalan Pasar is the location of wet market - In 1970s, peddlers are operating without license.
-Jalan Sayur also known as "wei sek gai" in which many food peddlers open stalls at night. -60 years ago, Jalan Sayur was a lane selling groceries, in chinese people called groceries as vegetable(sayur). Therefore, they named it as Jalan Sayur.
Jalan Pudu is originally doctor street but now become pawn street.
Jalan Pudu in year 1975
Jalan Pudu in year 2015
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