This 1983 photograph shows Tew Chew Street, from New Bridge Road, towards the Singapore River. It shows a view of a street with shophouses along the left side of the road. A line of vehicles can be seen parked by the roadside in front of the shophouses. Tew Chew Street was named after the Teochew people who came from Swatow in northern Guangdong province. Title devised by Library staff.

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

Subjects

• Architecture and Landscape>>Streets and Places
• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Commercial Buildings
• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Residential Buildings
• Streets--Singapore--Photographs
• Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs
• Vehicles--Singapore--Photographs