This 1986 photograph shows Syed Alwi Road (from near Jalan Besar towards Rochor Canal). It shows a view of a street with shophouse buildings and roadside parking lots, on both sides. Syed Alwi Road is named after Syed Allie bin Mohamed Al Junied (1814 - 1858), the son of an Arab merchant, who contributed generously to the community. 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
• Roads--Singapore--Photographs
• Parking lots--Singapore--Photographs
• Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs