This 1982 photograph shows a tree-lined Thiam Siew Avenue, from Tanjong Katong Road. There are pedestrian crossings in the foreground, and a bus stop in the left background with commuters waiting for their buses. In the distance, several apartment blocks can be seen. Tanjong Katong means "turtle point" in Malay. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

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

Subjects

• Streets--Singapore--Photographs
• Pedestrian crosswalks--Singapore--Photographs
• Bus stops--Singapore--Photographs
• Apartment houses--Singapore--Photographs
• Roadside plants--Singapore--Photographs