This 1966 photograph shows a row of shophouses, buildings that typically house businesses in the first storey and residences in the upper floors at Petain Road. Petain Road was named after a World War I hero (Henri Philippe Petain) and is the site of many Peranakan-style houses. 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>>Building Types>>Commercial Buildings
• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Residential Buildings
• Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs
• Multipurpose buildings--Singapore--Photographs