vintage KL

Kuala Lumpur and her citizens, once upon a time

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1990 - Royal Malaysian Navy International Royal Fleet Review at Penang.

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1956 - Foch Avenue, now Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock

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“A voter casting her vote in Mersing, Johor at the 1955 general elections.“

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21 April 1964 - Voters in Jinjang on election day

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“Excited first-time voters (mostly students from ITM Shah Alam, Selangor) at the 1982 general elections.“

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🎉vintage KL turned 7 today! 🎉

THANK YOU ALL FOR FOLLOWING

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Circa 1980s - Cathay Cinema in Bukit Bintang showing ‘Only When I Laugh’.

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1930s - Prison mugshot and fingerprint card.

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Love these pictures that you post! They make me appreciate my city more and more everyday.

thanks! 😄

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Year unknown - “A busy street in Kuala Lumpur at the beginning of the 20th century.”

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1984 - The Hickmans’ home video of life in Kuala Lumpur

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1989 - Bulldozed shop lots with Kompleks Dayabumi in the background.

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1989 - Bas Mini No. 41 with passengers.

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Picturing good old KL days?

So are your friends probably. And your appa, and mummy, and all those cousins at home and overseas.

Dig through your photos and share photos of KL life as it was once upon a time.

Submit today @ http://vintage-kl.tumblr.com/submit

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I'm a 90's kid, grew up in a modern day KL. My IC states KL as my birthplace, but I didn't know much about my 'hometown'. So I just want to say thanks for creating this blog, I know more about KL now. Keep it up admin :)

Awesome! Thanks for letting us know you enjoyed the collection.

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SUBMISSION: 1972, when MARA started their first express service from KL to Kedah. The bus here was seen at Aked Mara, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.

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Year unknown - Singapore to Bangkok by train via the old KL railway station.