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  • Street scene along Bras Basah, Middle Road and Beach Road vicinity, circa 1966-1980 [2]

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a view of a street with two-storeyed shophouses along the side. Trishaws, bicycles, push cart and car are seen parked along the side of the street in front of the shophouses. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Shophouses at corner of Trengganu Street and Temple Street, 1966-1980 [1]

    Streets and Places · Economy
    This is a view of the three-storey shophouses at the corner of Tringganu Street (right) and Temple Street (left). Street vendors and trishaws can be seen in front of the shophouses. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Shophouses at corner of Trengganu Street and Temple Street, 1966-1980 [2]

    Streets and Places · Economy
    This is a view of the three-storey shophouses at the corner of Tringganu Street (right) and Temple Street (left). Street vendors and trishaws can be seen in front of the shophouses. Clothes hanging on bamboo poles can be seen on the upper level of the shophouses. Title devised by Library...

  • Busy street scene, circa 1966-1980 [1]

    Streets and Places · Economy
    This photograph shows people walking by a shophouse. A trishaw and a street stall can be seen in front of the shophouse. Photograph was taken in the vicinity of Bras Basah, Middle Road and Beach Road. Exact location unknown. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Shophouses at the corner of Cross Street, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Economy
    This photograph shows a view of some shophouses at the corner of Cross Street. Street vendors can be seen in front of the shophouses. A trishaw is seen moving in the opposite direction of the traffic. Clothes hanging on bamboo poles can be seen on the upper level of the...

  • Open-air market, circa 1966-1980 [2]

    Economy · Streets and Places
    This photograph shows an open-air market with stalls selling fruits, biscuits and lanterns under large umbrellas shielding them from the sun. Barely visible in the background behind the stalls is a row of shophouses. A trishaw rider is seen resting on his trishaw on the right. The photograph was taken...

  • A boy pushing a cart with some metal containers, 1970s [2]

    Geography and Travels · Transportation · Economy · Streets and Places · Chin, LY
    This photograph shows a boy with a cap pushing a cart with some metal containers along Middle Road near a road junction. Motor vehicles and trishaw can be seen moving on the road. Some street vendors are visible in the background. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Hock Lam Street, 1960s

    Streets and Places · Economy · Barker, Dave
    This photograph shows a street scene at Hock Lam Street. On both sides of the street are rows of shophouses with clothes on bamboo poles hanging out from the windows of the upper floors. Outside the shops are street hawkers selling food, fruits and other goods. A trishaw is seen...

  • Junction of High Street and North Bridge Road, 1960s

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Barker, Dave
    This photograph shows a street scene at the junction of High Street and North Bridge Road. Shophouses lined the side of the road on the left. At the traffic light junction, motor vehicles and trishaw stopped while pedestrians cross the road. High Street sign can be seen on the right...

  • Covered trishaws at Queen Street [2]

    Transportation · Politics and Government · Lim, Shao Bin
    Contributed by Lim Shao Bin, as part of the “Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore” collection community call. This photograph shows some trishaws parked and covered with plastic sheet at Queen Street as they are not allowed to operate during this period. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Covered trishaws at Queen Street [1]

    Transportation · Politics and Government · Lim, Shao Bin
    Contributed by Lim Shao Bin, as part of the “Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore” collection community call. This photograph shows some trishaws parked and covered with plastic sheet at Queen Street as they are not allowed to operate during this period. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Tourists on trishaws : general view

    Economy · Streets and Places · Transportation · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2010 photograph shows a convoy of trishaws along Weld Road. Every trishaw driver wears a green or orange shirt, as well as a cap each. Each driver is driving two tourists. The canopy of the trishaws are orange. Shophouses, as well as Housing and Development Board (HDB) apartment blocks...

  • Trishaw at Dorset Road : side view

    Transportation · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This is a 2009 photograph showing the side view of a trishaw, seen parked at a pavement at Dorset Road. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Saint George's Place, trishaw : general view

    Transportation · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2009 photograph shows a trishaw, seen at Saint George's Place. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Potong Pasir, trishaw : general view

    Transportation · Tan, Chun Wei · Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}
    This 2009 photograph, taken at Potong Pasir Avenue 1, shows a trishaw parked outside an apartment block. First introduced to Singapore in 1914 as "pedal rickshaws", trishaws are essentially rickshaws fixed with bicycles (to enhance speed). Title devised by Library staff.

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