Jalan Wong Ah Fook — Local services in Johor

This road has undergone major upgrading and landscaping. The left side of the road is now a very nice park-like pedestrian walkway. There's even a man-made little stream in the middle of the walkway with fishes in it. The bus stops of yesteryear had also been relocated, reducing the roadside crowd and eliminating the messy traffic jams. But the roadside hawkers and performaners have also disappeared. With them, the old charms of Jalan Wong Ah Fook have gone with the wind....

Exploring Jalan Wong Ah Fook gives an impression of the vision of a modern city JB wants to achieve. Juxtaposing the old and new, trying to create a balance; tall modern buildings to old traditional shoplots and everything in between; busy vehicle thoroughfare next to park-like pedestrian walkway. I miss the wong ah fook of old but I...

This road is always busy and bustling with life. It never fails to make a good impression on me whenever i cross this place. One disadvantage would be that the noise level is high, but that is justified since it is...