Jalan Rozario, Kuala Lumpur

Jalan Rozario, Kuala Lumpur (8 July, 2016)


Jalan Rozario is a minor road in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. It connects Jalan Tun Sambanthan to Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad.

Originally called Rozario Street in 1915, Jalan Rozario was named after R.L.D. Rozario, the Chief Clerk under the administration of William Treacher, the then Resident of Selangor. Rozario was a Eurasian of Portuguese descent was from Malacca. The road was named because it used to lead to the government quarters for administration clerks. These quarters, known as Hundred Quarters, were eventually demolished in 2015, to make way for the Sentral Suites project.

Map of Jalan Rozario, Kuala Lumpur

Sights along Jalan Rozario

Jalan Rozario road sign (8 July, 2016)


Hundred Quarters in Oct 2013, before being demolished for the Sentral Suites development.

References

1. Kuala Lumpur Street Names by Mariana Isa & Maganjeet Kaut, published by Marshall Cavendish (2015).

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