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Selangor & Federal Territory Grocers Guild
Located
at 78 Jalan Sultan, this three-storey building is owned and occupied by the
Grocers' Guild, a trade association representing the interests of the Cantonese-speaking
grocers, retail traders and sundry-shop owners in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
Supermarkets and convenience stores are replacing the retail shops, hence the
role of the Guild is being eroded. Sadly, its membership has dwindled to only
73 members and sections of the building are now sublet.
According to its trust deed, the building will be given to the government when
the Guild is no longer in existence.
This Neo-classical building has fine lines with balconies on the upper floors.
The upper balcony is deeply recessed with an unusual shading device above. The
façade of the building is surmounted by a curved baroque pediment with "stone"
scrolls and medallion. Observe the two giant order pilasters, which are embellished
with decorative capitals and "stone" buntings.
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