This is a 1983 photograph depicting shophouses along Keong Saik Road, near Jiak Chuan Road corner , towards New Bridge Road. Keong Saik Road was named in 1926 after Tan Keong Saik, a prominent merchant and an educationalist. The road, located in the Chinatown area, was given conservation status on 7 July 1989. 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
• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Residential Buildings
• Chinatown (Singapore)--Photographs
• Streets--Singapore--Chinatown--Photographs
• Shophouses--Singapore--Chinatown--Photographs