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Old photos of Ipoh

7 photographs of Ipoh, from 1946 to 2023 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 7 photographs of Ipoh on PlaceWas span 3 decades, from 1946 to 2023. 2 of them were taken before 1980; the other 5 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.1 spot was photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.7 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Ipoh through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

EU: Rotswoningen in Ipoh op Malakka (1946), Ipoh — photos through time
EU: Rotswoningen in Ipoh op Malakka (1946) 2 photos · 1946

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EU: Rotswoningen bij Ipoh, Malakka (1946), Ipoh, 1946
EU: Rotswoningen bij Ipoh, Malakka (1946) 1946 Dwellings built into the limestone karst outcrops near Ipoh, in the Malayan state of Perak, photographed in 1946. Ipoh's hills are riddled with natural caves that have long been adapted for shelter and worship.
EU: Rotswoningen in Ipoh op Malakka (1946), Ipoh, 1946
EU: Rotswoningen in Ipoh op Malakka (1946) 1946 A closer view of the same cave dwellings cut into the limestone hills at Ipoh, 1946. The region's dramatic karst formations made cave-adapted housing a distinctive feature of the area.
Ipoh Town, Ipoh, 2011
Ipoh Town 2011 Ipoh town center in 2011. Once one of Malaysia's richest cities during the tin-mining boom, Ipoh preserves streets of Straits-Chinese and colonial architecture from that era, alongside limestone hills that ring the city.
Ipoh, Ipoh, 2011
Ipoh 2011 A 2011 street view in Ipoh, Malaysia, a city in Perak state that grew wealthy from tin mining in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and retains rows of colonial-era shophouses along its old town streets.
Jalan Raja Ekram 1, Ipoh, 2021
Jalan Raja Ekram 1 2021 Jalan Raja Ekram, a street in Ipoh, capital of Malaysia's Perak state. Ipoh grew wealthy from tin mining in the Kinta Valley during the colonial era, and its older streets still reflect that boom-era layout.
Ipoh 2, Ipoh, 2022
Ipoh 2 2022 Ipoh, the capital of Malaysia's Perak state, grew wealthy from tin mining in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leaving a legacy of colonial-era shophouses amid surrounding limestone hills. This photograph was taken…
D.R. Seenivasagam Park (230920) 01, Ipoh, 2023
D.R. Seenivasagam Park (230920) 01 2023 D.R. Seenivasagam Park in Ipoh, Malaysia, photographed in September 2023. Ipoh grew wealthy from 19th- and 20th-century tin mining, and much of its colonial-era architecture dates from that boom.
1940s · 2 photos
2010s · 2 photos
2020s · 3 photos