This 1982 photograph shows D'Almeida Street with buildings by the side of the road, towards Finlayson Green. High-rise buildings can be seen in the background. D'Almeida Street is named after Jose d'Almeida Carvalho E. Silva, a former Portuguese naval surgeon who came to Singapore to set up a dispensary and later became one of Singapore's leading merchants. The roads mentioned are in the Raffles Place area. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

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

Subjects

• Streets--Singapore--Photographs
• Commercial buildings--Singapore--Photographs