This 1969 photograph shows a row of shophouses featuring full-length French windows and half-length casement windows (on the upper storeys), each topped with a transom window. Stanley Street was also referred to as ma cho kiong hi tai au, meaning behind the ma cho temple's theatrical stage. 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>>Residential Buildings
• Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs
• Dwellings--Singapore--Photographs