The Mixed History of Kuala Lumpur

Street layout

The street layout shows us much about the mixed history of Kuala Lumpur. For one, it seems that the older parts of Kuala Lumpur tend to have a street layout that lean towards narrow and crowded streets. On the whole, the street layout of the city can be said to be a fusion of Chinese types of streets and the European breed of street layout planning. In fact, there was no central planning in the mixed history of Kuala Lumpur.

Poorly planned development

The modern yet mixed history of Kuala Lumpur reveals poorly planned development that prioritized the construction of new commercial structures like residential and office buildings, as well as shopping malls, over the value of older buildings to the mixed history of Kuala Lumpur. In fact, many old structures that have historical value have already been demolished such as Bok House which was torn down in 2006. The poorly planned development is linked to the current attitude of the government.