at Burmah Road|left was
George Town's first
shopping mall.|left Burmah Road was originally laid out as a rural road that ran from the settlement of
George Town to the villages in
Pulau Tikus, cutting through plantations and vegetation that existed outside the settlement at the time. The eastern city end of Burmah Road, where a pedestrian bridge near
Komtar now stands, was actually the site of a bridge that traversed a canal in the area. Prangin Canal, which also lent its name to the adjoining
Prangin Road, once stretched all the way up to Transfer Road further west. Thus, a wooden drawbridge, known as
Titi Papan, was used to cross the canal; the name is immortalised today by a mosque, Masjid Titi Papan. Over the centuries, various ethnic communities have resided along Burmah Road, giving it its multicultural character. The western end of the road, which forms an intersection with Cantonment Road, marks the heart of
Pulau Tikus and is home to a substantial Eurasian community. The
Church of the Immaculate Conception at this particular section of Burmah Road was founded in 1811 by the Eurasians. The
Burmese and
Thais reside immediately east of the Eurasians. Meanwhile, closer to the city centre, Chinese associations and temples line the street. Since the latter half of the 20th century, modern urbanisation has also gentrified much of Burmah Road, as the growth of
George Town continued westwards and subsumed
Pulau Tikus into an affluent suburb of the city. == Landmarks ==