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The Old Federal Stores Building
Two
brothers, Chua Cheng Tuan and Chua Cheng Bok, founded the Cycle and Carriage
Company in 1899. They moved to this building, known as Federal Stores, on Lebuh
Pasar Besar in 1905. The building is quite unique due in part to the fanciful
façade with its garlic shaped finials and the absence of the five-foot way.
The building spans the entire block.
The company was responsible for importing many of the first cars into Malaya.
In 1909, when they introduced a bus service, the rickshaw pullers and gharrie
drivers protested against it by stoning the premises. They company had the agencies
for the Monopole cycles and carriages, Albion car, and Singer sewing machines.
Today, Cycle and Carriage is a thriving car dealer in Malaysia and Singapore.
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