This is used to be the name of a short road that runs through the railway quarters in Ipoh, from St John's Road to Connolly Road. Today, I don't know what it is called. Even Google Map left it unnamed. The road sign is not there anymore and Connolly Road is now named Jalan Tun Perak. According to Durai Raja Singam, in his writings on Malayan Street names, Connolly Road was named after Dr RM Connolly, a District Surgeon of Taiping and Ipoh. Jalan Sanders used to be roaring with life and the field next to the road was a hive of sporting activities in the evenings. Today, it is merely a shadow of it former self. The houses along the road are dilapidated and most are now unoccupied.
At the junction of St John's Road and Jalan Sanders, is this famous mamak restaurant known earlier as the murtabak restoran, but is now named Restoran Goodshed. This is because it is located just opposite the railway goodshed. That place is now the Ipoh inland port terminal. Once, it was supposed to sell the best roti canai and murtabak in Ipoh. Today, the roti canai and its signature murtabak don't taste the same anymore. Nevertheless, I read a food review somewhere, that it is still one of the top place to go for a murtabak in Ipoh. In the 1970's a piece of roti canai cost 15 cents and a murtabak cost $1 only.
At the junction of St John's Road and Jalan Sanders, is this famous mamak restaurant known earlier as the murtabak restoran, but is now named Restoran Goodshed. This is because it is located just opposite the railway goodshed. That place is now the Ipoh inland port terminal. Once, it was supposed to sell the best roti canai and murtabak in Ipoh. Today, the roti canai and its signature murtabak don't taste the same anymore. Nevertheless, I read a food review somewhere, that it is still one of the top place to go for a murtabak in Ipoh. In the 1970's a piece of roti canai cost 15 cents and a murtabak cost $1 only.
This is Jalan Sanders seen from St John's Road. The old row of wooden railway quarters are still there. However, only a few of the rain-trees on the opposite side of the road are still there The first house seen in this picture used to be the house of a carpenter, Mr Chong - and his family. No one stays there now.
A closer view of No.107. The front door and the windows have been nailed closed, meaning no occupies this house now. However, as shown in the earlier picture, it seems like there is someone staying at the back portion of the house. A zoomed in view of the side of the house revealed that there is a car with the registration number ADY 7278, parked inside the side entrance. Why would someone want to occupy the back portion and not the main part of the house will remain a mystery.
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