At the same time, early street names also drew inspiration from landmarks that dotted the growing settlement. The London-based Kuala Lumpur Rubber Company was incorporated on May 19, 1906, and began planting rubber trees around Kuala Lumpur. The period of rebuilding, quest for independence and the communist terrorist threat gave existing street names a reprieve, albeit a brief one, from potential changes. Amid the regeneration and redevelopment done in the relentless pursuit of progress, unavoidable changes to street names will continue to happen in Kuala Lumpur. Whether the street names are old or new, the fact remains that the names of the main thoroughfares and those of the lesser known side streets will forever remain an integral part of the growing city’s inviolable urban heritage.

Source: New Strait Times October 21, 2019 04:30 UTC