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  • View of Boat Quay and vicinity from Fort Canning Hill, 1960s [3]

    Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a view of Boat Quay, the Outram area and Pearl's Hill, from Fort Canning, the Singapore river and the surrounding buildings. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • View of Boat Quay and vicinity from Fort Canning Hill, 1960s [1]

    Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a view of Boat Quay and its vicinity. Taken from Fort Canning Hill, the photograph captures a view of the Singapore river and the surrounding buildings. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • View of Boat Quay and vicinity from Fort Canning Hill, 1960s [2]

    Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a view of Boat Quay and its vicinity. Taken from Fort Canning Hill, the photograph captures a view of the Singapore river and the surrounding buildings. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • View of Singapore River from Boat Quay, 1968

    Streets and Places · Transportation · David Randall Gibson
    This photograph shows a view of Singapore River from Boat Quay. Bumboats are moored along both sides of the river. Empress Place Building is on the left while The Bank of China building is in the background. Old two-storey buildings can also be seen along the river bank on the...

  • Boy looking at river boats at Boat Quay

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Economy · Massot, Gilles, 1955-
    Photograph of a boy looking at the boats from "Singapore Explorer", a river boat ride service. Taken by Mr Gilles Massot, circa 2002. This photograph shows a boy standing near the edge of the Singapore River looking at the river boats. On the left is the alfresco dining area along...

  • View of Boat Quay from a river boat on Singapore River

    Streets and Places · Massot, Gilles, 1955-
    Photograph of the Parliament House, taken from a river boat on Singapore River. Taken by Mr Gilles Massot, January 2002. This photograph taken from a river boat on Singapore River shows shophouses along Boat Quay and commercial buildings such as UOB Plaza, OCBC Centre, OUB Centre and SingTel buildings located...

  • View of Singapore skyline from Boat Quay

    Streets and Places · Massot, Gilles, 1955-
    Photograph of the Central Business District skyline, from Boat Quay. Taken by Mr Gilles Massot, January 2002. This photograph shows a view of Singapore skyline with the skyscrapers from the Central Business District, seen from Boat Quay. Alfresco dining area can be seen along the Singapore River. Additional description by...

  • Busy scene at Boat Quay, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows a busy scene at Boat Quay, along the Singapore River. There are a number of lorries and cranes used to move sacks from the lorries. The tide is low and a few men are seen directing the work while others looked on. Behind them are large warehouses....

  • Bumboats along Boat Quay, circa 1966-1980 [17]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows some bumboats docked along the Singapore River. Four men can be seen working on the bumboats in the foreground. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Boat Quay near Four Seas Communications Bank Ltd, circa 1966-1980 [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows some bumboats docked along the Singapore River near Four Seas Communications Bank (building partially visible on the right). Rows of shophouses lined the bank while new buildings that are under construction visible in the background. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Shophouses along the Singapore River near Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows wooden-framed stilt huts and shacks lining the edge of the Singapore River. Rows of shophouses are visible behind them while the Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall clock tower can be seen in the background on the left of the photograph. Title devised by Library staff.

  • View of Singapore River near The Chartered Bank, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows a view of bumboats on the Singapore River at the Boat Quay area. The Chartered Bank building is visible on the left while Asia Insurance Building towers in the background on the right of the photograph. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Singapore River at the Boat Quay area, circa 1966-1980 [3]

    Transportation · Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a view of bumboats moored on the Singapore River at the Boat Quay area. Shophouses are visible near the river bank. Read Bridge, which spans the Singapore River and links Clarke Quay and South Boat Quay is partially visible on the right while a few Housing Development...

  • Singapore River at the Boat Quay area, circa 1966-1980 [1]

    Transportation · Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a view of bumboats moored on the Singapore River at the Boat Quay area. Shophouses are visible near the river bank. Read Bridge, which spans the Singapore River and links Clarke Quay and South Boat Quay and Housing Development Board flats are seen in the background. Title...

  • Bumboats along Boat Quay at low tide, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows bumboats along the Singapore River at low tide. Small kampung-styled houses and small huts dotted the bank with two- and three-storey shophouses lined behind them. In the background, DBS Tower (also known as DBS Building) and the former CPF Building visible against the skyline. Title devised by...

  • Bumboats near Elgin Bridge, circa 1966-1980 [1]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows bumboats along the Singapore River near Elgin Bridge. On the left at the bank, a four-storeyed building stands out among the shophouses and has the signboard "Foong Huang" on its exterior. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Bumboats near Elgin Bridge, circa 1966-1980 [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows bumboats along the Singapore River near Elgin Bridge. On the left at the bank, a four-storeyed building stands out among the shophouses and has the signboard "Foong Huang" on its exterior. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Bumboats at Singapore River near Elgin Bridge, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows a view of bumboats moored on the Singapore River at the Boat Quay area near Elgin Bridge. The former Hill Street Police Station is visible behind the bridge and a few more buildings beyond at Fort Canning on the left. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Scene at Boat Quay, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Economy
    This photograph shows a row of shophouses along the bank of the Singapore River with some bumboats docked by the quay. Cars are seen parked along the front of the shophouses and children crowded around a street vendor. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Bumboats along Singapore River, Boat Quay, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows a view of bumboats moored on the Singapore River at the Boat Quay area. Shophouses are visible in the background. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Boat Quay shophouses, circa 1966-1980 [2]

    Streets and Places · Economy
    This photograph shows a row of shophouses at Boat Quay. A new building with wooden scaffoldings on its exterior can be seen on the left with other newer buildings, and a covered walkway is in the foreground. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Bumboats along Boat Quay, circa 1966-1980 [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows bumboats along the Singapore River. A row of shophouses lined along the riverbank, housing businesses such as (left to right) "Lam Chuan Co (Pte) Ltd", "Aik Seng Textiles" and "Tye Seng & Co". Title devised by Library staff.

  • Boat Quay, circa 1966-1980 [14]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows bumboats along the Singapore River and shophouses lined along the riverbank. At the bank, a crane is used to lift up huge bales from a lorry while in the background, two buildings are under construction. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Singapore River at the Boat Quay area, circa 1966-1980 [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows shophouses along the bank of the Singapore River and bumboats are docked at the quay. Read Bridge, which spans the Singapore River and links Clarke Quay and South Boat Quay and Housing Development Board flats are visible in the background. Title devised by Library staff.

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