Tuesday 22 March 2011

BYE! BYE! MAJESTIC STATION HOTEL










The Majestic Station Hotel which started operation in 1935 and housed inside the Ipoh Railway Station building has closed down.
In its heydays this grandiose Moorish-Colonial hotel was referred to as the Taj Mahal of Ipoh.  Many a wedding receptions were held there and at one time it was the happening place to hold such functions. 
According to a newspaper report, the hotel premises will be handed back to the Railway Asset Corporation (RAC) as the lease expires at the end of the month.  I wonder what will become of it?
Anyway, this place has a great significance for my mum as this was the place where she and my late father held their wedding reception.  So, it is a part of my history.
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2 comments:

  1. ohchek22 March 2011 at 17:00

    Masjestic station hotel surely serve to be a valuable piece of historical archives. Nostalgically everybody feel the lost . Let's remember it for as along as it may be .

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  2. Miss Cheah22 March 2011 at 18:26

    Hi Mr Chek,
    You also have fond memories of Station Hotel. I had wanted to go earlier to take pictures of the place once I heard that it was closing down but then I guess I was late by a week.
    Li Na

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