Lutong Town

I love the 2 photos of the tree, they look very calming.

True enough.. those who visit Miri.. should stop by this little town and take a look and make sure you visit it in the morning time where you will find how busy it is there.

Thanks for sharing those pictures....

I'm glad you liked the pics. Those are my favorites as well. A friend of mine says that Lutong is basically a 'dead' town (other than in the mornings as Smallee has stated) and there is nothing worth taking pictures of.

I sure proved him wrong!

Sometimes small towns do provide nice environments for pictures, and even if it isn't, I'm sure some people will appreciate a photo record before sudden changes to the town occur.

I've forgotten to take a pic of the old cinema. Maybe next week.

be there, only then you know

Is the airstrip that shot straight out to sea still there? Maybe not, as I lost touch with the town for quite a bit.

Hi.

The airstrip runway and taxiways are still there, but the airport building has been demolished.

The area now serves as a major spot for paramotor flying and drag racing.

Ian,

Ahhh, Lutong my hometown! I think the flood was in 1981. I missed it too, coz I was away in college. Our shell house at that time was right behind the Catholic Church, which was in front of the mosque. Now nothing is left there except the mosque.

Hi. Thanks for sharing the photos. I really miss miri. I havent gone back since i came to Kl for my A-levels. its been 5 years now. i just wanted to ask. When i was young, my dad used to bring me to lutong for this famous curry puff. The shop is quite small, i think its opposite the old theatre.. i wonder if its still there? do you know if its still there? i would love to go back there for those curry puffs.

Hi.

Unfortunately, that is one area I did not pass through when I went there due to time constraint.

I have a friend who regularly goes there, I'll help ask.

The double story wooden shop is the only wooden shop in Miri... worth visit there to see their design...

I think you're right. Most of the shophouses in old town area Miri have been changed into concrete since the 60s - 70s.

It is unfortunate in more recent news that there is talk about renovating that shophouse into concrete. According to the shopowners there, they are totally unable to buy insurance for their shop houses, because they're made of wood.

Wood + old electrical wiring is a very risky combo.

You guys are absoluetely correct, everyone who visit Miri should have that short drive to Lutong. I attended S.M.K.L 30 years ago and now I reside in Canada, I visited Lutong every time I went to Miri. Try taking a photo on the Lutong bridge overlooking the mosque.The noodles from the Lutong market is still the best.

when I first came to Lutong in 1976,it was a beautiful sight.I was 15 yrs old at that time. The old wooden bridge was near kpg. Pengkalan, the cinema glitters, the shell houses mushrooming, wooden shophouses with wooden belian roof, no mosque at that time... the old Lutong mosque is opposite the shell petrol station. the wooden shophouse in the picture was burnt down last month, nov2008.
i still have picture of the tree at the park taken by Ian. it was a little tree in year 1989.
Today...its sad to see Lutong , not as happening as it was in the 70's.

The wooden houses burnt down last month?? It's hard not to be cynical but there was a lot of talk on how they wanted to renovate them into concrete buildings just a few months ago, what an odd coincidence..

well bro development will has or have to change everything. by the way do you have the pic on lutong airport before

Thanks for your comment. As for old lutong airport photos, you can try here.

I am so impress to see the pictures, Thanks so much for sharing. I am from far away of North America. Hopefully I 'll have a chance to come back to visit my hometown. I miss it so much.