BUILT in 1897, the Church Street Pier was one the many points along the Penang Channel where small boats could unload their wares. Once a much busier waterway, the waterfront was an important centre of commerce, transport and social interaction. In its heyday, the habourfront area would be constantly bursting with ships, boats, sampan, junks, etc, and presented an image of total organised chaos.

The now redeveloped Church Street Pier is a high-end waterfront place alongside the newly built Tanjung Marina Club which provides services for yachts from all over the world. This redevelopment was part of the rehabilitation of the George Town waterfront undertaken by the federal government in order to enhance Penang as a tourist destination and serve as a catalyst for revitalising the inner city of Georgetown.

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