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.

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

Subjects

• Orchard Road (Singapore)--Photographs
• Roads--Singapore--Orchard Road--Photographs
• Traffic signs and signals--Singapore--Orchard Road--Photographs
• Street lighting--Singapore--Orchard Road--Photographs