This 1986 photograph shows a shophouse, at no. 130 Jalan Besar. The two-storey shophouse houses the premises of "Lai Cheong Suitings", a tailor shop. The upper floor of the shophouse features fretwork above French windows, covered with timber louvred shutters. 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
• Jalan Besar (Singapore)--Photographs
• Roadside architecture--Singapore--Jalan Besar--Photographs
• Shophouses--Singapore--Jalan Besar--Photographs
• Tailoring--Singapore--Jalan Besar--Photographs