Part 01

I answered this question by finding out the critical events that became the turning point in Tunjungan, which I presented as a timeline that marked the important events:

Until the 1900s, redevelopment began to occur around the Simpang area, which caused the center of activity to move south from Pasar Besar to the Tunjungan area. The increasingly dense Pasar Besar area caused this movement, and the price of land in the Tunjungan area in those years was still relatively lower.

The development of a more prominent area marks by the opening of the Hotel Oranje in 1911; Simpang Club in the previous four years, namely in 1907; and the displacement of Concordia Soos from the Old Town Area in 1916 (Faber in Dick, 2003). These three buildings hath primary and secondary functions as clubs that encourage the acceleration of regional development. Until 1920, when the Tunjungan area was getting busier with various activities, this area was then called the new European garden suburb.

This terminology means that the Tunjungan area at that time was one of the manifestations of a more vibrant, confident, and independent European world from the interwar years as a shopping and urban recreation center (Faber in Dick, 2003). In recent years, the Tunjungan area has grown into a prestigious shopping center with the emergence of multi-story department stores such as Whiteaway and Laidlaw (currently Siola), Adler, and the Louvre.

In addition, there are also several fashion boutiques, bookstores, restaurants, Parlors, ice cream shops, and nightclubs. It suspects that many buildings with recreational functions and lounges at that time became functions that then attracted many people to come to the Tunjungan area. The city’s gimmick further strengthens the festive part of the Tunjungan area in the form of various neon decorations.

What Happened on Tunjungan?

Tunjungan experiences a lot of phenomenon but today it lost already.