This 1970s photograph shows Read Street, at the corner of Clarke Street (leading to Ord Road). Read Street is named after Municipal President William Henry Macleod Read, and Clarke Street is named after Straits Settlements Governor Sir Andrew Clarke. The date given in the photographer's notes is 1978/1977. Title devised by Library staff.

Date of creation estimated.

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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
• Clarke Quay (Singapore)--Photographs
• Warehouses--Singapore--Clarke Quay--Photographs
• Streets--Singapore--Clarke Quay--Photographs