This 1993 photograph shows Lorong Telok (at Circular Road junction). Telok means bay in Malay. Lorong Telok was previously known by the Chinese as "bih lang koi" or "bamboo/ rattan basket street" due to the basket making shops along the road. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Streets--Singapore--Photographs
• Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs
• Commercial buildings--Singapore--Photographs