This 1987 photograph shows the traffic at Orchard Road. There is a traffic island in the middle of the photograph, with street lights and a walkway. Orchard Road is named after William Scott's orchard. There were orchards, nutmeg plantations and pepper farms along the road in the 1830s. Title devised by Library staff.
From the Lee Kip Lin Collection. All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.