Down Memory Road Series
JALAN KEE ANN, 75100 MELAKA
Some of the existing Pre-War Shophouses along Jalan Kee Ann
History
Jalan Kee Ann or Kee Ann Road, located in the New Chinatown of Malacca, was named after a well known Malaccan businessman by the name of Mr. Seet Kee Ann.
Mr. Seet Kee Ann was born in the year 1863 and died in 1924.
He donated the land to the Malacca Municipality as a gift to the people of Malacca and Kee Ann Road was built in early 1920.
To honour his generosity, the road was named after him so as to remind future generations of his deeds & generosity to people of Malacca.
As years go by, shop houses were built on Kee Ann Road in the early 1930s.
Some of these pre-war shophouses which our Malacca office is located, can still be seen here at Kee Ann Road.
Kee Ann Road looking towards Bunga Raya junction in December 2000
Kee Ann Road prospered especially by the building of the Central Market here in 1930s.
For about 60 years i.e.from 1930s until early 1991, the Central Market of Malacca attracted crowds of people to the Kee Ann Road and Pasar Baru Road especially in the morning.
Traffic jams along Kee Ann Road and adjacent Bunga Raya Road were well known.
However, in 1991, the Malacca Municipality shifted the Central Market towards Jalan Hang Tuah in an effort to reduce traffic jams around the area.
The Central Market with her unique steel architectural design was demolished.
The move temporarily caused business to drop but due to the diverse businesses that have developed around the area over the years, Kee Ann & Bunga Raya Roads remain as vibrant as ever in the New Chinatown of Malacca.
Pasar Malam & Food Fare
During the night, Kee Ann Road bursts into life by having her daily pasar malam or night market. Locals and tourists alike can casually walk by & shop for tapes, VCDs, handphones and other household items.
Visitors can also dine and eat along the street since a food fare is also opened every night from 6.00pm till 11.00pm. You can enjoy char keow teow, radish cake, duck mee, rojak, sugar cane drink, durian, roti canai, wan tan mee and many more delicacies.
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