Video was recorded on May 2022
Location: Chowrasta Market, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
Device: DJI Osmo Pocket
Chowrasta Market is the oldest market in George Town to still be functioning in the same spot. That area has always been a pekan, or village heart, when it was populated predominantly by various Indian ethnic groups. Originally an open air market, Chowrasta received its first proper structure when the George Town Municipal Council erected a market building here in 1890. That building is quite similar in appearance to the historic Sia Boey market building that is still standing today. The present market building was erected in the 1960s. It underwent a major facelift in 2012, which included adding a multi-storey car park above the wet market area. This rear side makeover was completed in 2015, with full restoration was completed in January 2017.
The restoration has faithfully retained the location of the various shops at the market. The section facing Penang Road is occupied by outlets selling preserves such as nutmeg and plums, as sell as dodol, belacan and medicated oils. The wet market occupies the main portion of the ground floor bordered by Tamil Street, Chowrasta Road and Kuala Kangsar Road. Outlets selling clothes occupy the first floor around the atrium which has a pair of escalators. The middle portion of the first floor is occupied by the second hand bookshops. The rear portion of the first floor has one of the levels of the multi-storey car park.
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