Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu
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Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu (6 May 2022)
Gaya Street, also known today as Jalan Gaya, is a famous street in the downtown area of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. It is the location of the weekly Gaya Street Sunday Market.
In its present form, Gaya Street runs parallel to Jalan K.K. Bypass. Despite its importance to the city, it is not a wide street. The northernmost section, north of Jalan Kota Kinabalu Lama 4, is wide enough for one-way traffic. Between Jalan Bandaran in the south to Jalan Sagunting in the north, Gaya Street has a divider in the middle which often serves as a parking lot for cars.
Gaya Street is possibly the oldest street in Kota Kinabalu, with a history going back over a hundred years. It began as the path for a railway line between the rubber estate in Tenom and the wharf at Jesselton Harbour. A proper street was laid by the British in 1905, and was called Bond Street.
Many of the buildings along Gaya Street dates to the mid-20th century, though there are older buildings too, such as the Old Post Office building, which today houses the Sabah Tourism Board. It dates back to 1916. Due to its location as the main street of town, Gaya Street was where the population converge for their trades, and that was how the Gaya Street Market came into being.
Map of Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu
Gaya Street, with the middle divider used for parking. (6 May 2022)
Looking south on Gaya Street, towards the Gaya Street Arch. (6 May 2022)
Gaya Street on Google Street View
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