This 1992 photograph shows shophouses along Ann Siang Road. The former Treasury Building located at 8 Shenton Way, which is currently known as AXA Tower, can be seen in the background. Ann Siang Road is named after Hokkien merchant Chia Ann Siang. The shophouses in this vicinity are currently under the Chinatown conservation area. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

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

Subjects

• Streets--Singapore--Photographs
• Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs
• Chinatown (Singapore)--Photographs