This is a 1990 photograph showing a row of shophouses on Farquhar Street, with views between Bernard Street and Beach Lane/Road. A high-rise building can be seen in the background. Farquhar Street was named after Lieutenant-Colonel William Farquhar, the first Resident of Singapore who shared with Raffles the credit of creating the new settlement of Singapore. 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
• Streets--Singapore--Photographs
• Commercial buildings--Singapore--Photographs