Hotel Mabes 1936

This photo shows the corner Kayutangan – Riebeeck Street (Kahuripan Street now). At the middle of the intersection is a traffic light hanging on cables. Many traffic crosses this intersection. We can see pedestrians, a cow carriage, horse carriages, cars and a three cycle mini bus. We see the Hotel Mabes building and drugs store MIM. The shape looks like a steam ship and the style is “streamline moderne”. During the 1950s this building served as a YMCA hotel. Now the building is demolished and a big and ugly BCA bank building took over its place.