February 3.2024 Visit
31A, Jalan Gurdwara, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Thoughts: HIN BUS DEPOT is a creative community hub in George Town. Home to a gallery, arts & events spaces and creative business outlets, we are working towards a sustainable community and providing a platform for artistic execution.
More on: https://www.instagram.com/hinmarket/
On weekdays, nothing much happening here except one can still come here for the good coffee and good food here:
Wells Cafe (Coffee, Bakes and Cakes)Restaurant au Jardin (Fine Dining)Rumah Kacha (Halal Western food with a Twist)Nui Kopi (Coffee and light Meals) (Last visit Today)Bricklin Cafe and Bar (Coffee and Brunch)Good Friends Club (Bar-Restaurant)
Sundays are when the Depot spring up to life, as Hin Depot weekend pop-up market is where local talents get to showcase their unique services and culinary creations; the location is also packed with small make-shift shops show casing their creative creations.
Built in 1947, Hin Bus Depot used to house and maintain the buses of Hin Company Ltd, which was known for its fleet of blue buses providing transport services from George Town to Tanjung Bungah. Between the 1980s and 1990s, the company relocated, leaving the depot vacant and eventually falling into disrepair.
In 2011, a group of three families who had ventured into property investment came upon the depot; and by 2016 the families already acquired the bus depot, along with the 16 shophouses around it. But compared to other parts of George Town, Jalan Gurdwara is a less-visited location for two reasons: the presence of foreign workers, and the fact that it is not a Unesco Heritage Site. Nothing much happened until 2013 when Ernest Zacharevic, a Lithuanian artist known for his street mural artwork around George Town, came looking for a space for his solo exhibition titled Art is Rubbish.
Finally, the bus depot could be given a new lease of life and the families had the reason for the restoration of the acquired site.
Finally, the bus depot could be given a new lease of life and the families had the reason for the restoration of the acquired site.
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Ambiance: 6.5 / 10 👍
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Ambiance: 6.5 / 10 👍
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Website: https://hinbusdepot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hinbusdepot/
Telephone: https://www.instagram.com/hinbusdepot/
Operation hours: 11:00am - 05:00pm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hinbusdepot/
Telephone: https://www.instagram.com/hinbusdepot/
Operation hours: 11:00am - 05:00pm
週日快閃文創市集 Weekend Pop-Up Market
Hin Bus Depot Entrance from Jalan Gurdwara
The Exhibits
The Layout of Hin Bus Depot
The Deck and Lawn area
The Pedestrian entrance to the Lawn area from Jalan Timah
Studio Area
TREE House, Ruang Kongsi and ALM work space area
The Weekend LIVE Music Band at the Lawn
The Mural Garden
@ 檳城 Hin Bus Depot 興公司 in PENANG Georgetown
