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| Picture Taken at the juction of Transfer Road with Hutton Lane |
Mr. Five Foot Way is one of the few steel-rod sculptures located outside the core zone of the George
Town Heritage Site. Jt is installed at the juction of TransferRoad with Hutton Lane. Based on a caricature by Tang Mun Kian, it is one of two sculptures for Marking George Town that is based on the five foot way, the other being "Narrowest Five Foot Way".
Town Heritage Site. Jt is installed at the juction of TransferRoad with Hutton Lane. Based on a caricature by Tang Mun Kian, it is one of two sculptures for Marking George Town that is based on the five foot way, the other being "Narrowest Five Foot Way".
The "Mr. Five Foot Way" Sculpture celebrates the many itinerant traders and vendors who set up small business on the five foot way. Many of these arrived penniless from South China, particularly in 1880's. The few lucky ones rose from rags to riches, perhaps the most famous of which include Yeap Chor Ee and later on Loh Boon Siew.
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