This 1982 photograph shows a tree-lined Punggol Road (northward), with guard rails on the left. Punggol, also spelt Ponggol, means "hurling sticks - a method of bringing down fruits off fruit trees - in Malay. This indicates that Ponggol was a renowned fruit-growing district. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

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

Subjects

• Punggol (Singapore)--Photographs
• Roadside plants--Singapore--Punggol--Photographs
• Streets--Singapore--Punggol--Photographs
• Roads--Guard fences--Photographs