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  • Read Street, from Clarke Street : general view [1]

    Streets and Places
    This is a 1982 photograph showing buildings on Read Street, from Clarke Street. Read Street and Clarke Street are not found in the present day street directory. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Craig Road no. 18 and 17 : exterior [3]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Transportation
    This is a 1982 photograph depicting shophouses no. 18 and 17 at Craig Road. The shophouse on the right features Baroque style windows on its 3rd level, while the shophouse on the left has small casement windows on the 3rd level. A pick-up truck is parked In front of the...
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  • Geylang Lorong 38 : general view

    Streets and Places
    A 1982 photograph showing terrace houses along Lorong 38. Geylang.. A short staircase at the side leads to the house.Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Jalan Pisang, towards Victoria Street : general view [1]

    Streets and Places
    This 1982 photograph shows Jalan Pisang, towards Victoria Street. On both sides of the road are two-storey shophouses. The photographer's notes indicate that the photograph was shot at 1/125 second and f8. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Holland Road towards Ulu Pandan : general view [6]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph shows the section of Holland Road from the junction of Wilby Road towards Ulu Pandan Road. There are trees and grass on left side of the road and houses and street lamps on the right side. There is a continuous white line on the centre of the...
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  • Clyde Street no. 36 : exterior [2]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph depicts house number 36 at Clyde Street. The double-storey shophouse features French windows with louvred timber shutters. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Holland Village at Holland Road : general view [5]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph depicts a view of traffic light junction at Holland Village as seen from Holland Road. Apartment blocks are visible behind the Village. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Bencoolen Street : general view [2]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph shows Bencoolen Street, from the corner of Middle Road, towards Bras Basah Road. Rows of shophouses line one side of the street. In the distance, some high-rise buildings can be seen. Bencoolen Street was named after the British colony on the west coast of Sumatra where Sir...
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  • Clyde Street no. 36 : exterior [1]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph depicts house number 36 at Clyde Street. The double-storey shophouse features French windows with louvred timber shutters. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Loke Yew Street, towards Armenian Street, 1982 : general view [3]

    Streets and Places
    This 1982 photograph depicts Loke Yew Street, towards Armenian Street. A row of 4-storey Art Deco shophouses with plaster ornamentation, geometrically shaped decorative elements and ornately carved capitals can be seen on the right. Former Tao Nan School can be partially seen at the end of the street, in the...
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  • Coleman Street shophouses : exterior [1]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph depicts Coleman Street in the direction towards Hill Street. This shot shows the two and three-storey shophouses opposite Peninsula Hotel. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Holland Village at Holland Road : general view [2]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph depicts a view of Holland Village as seen from Holland Road. There are tall, large shady raintrees in the vicinity. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Holland Road towards Ulu Pandan : general view [2]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph shows the section of Holland Road from the junction of Wilby Road towards Ulu Pandan Road. There are street lamps and trees on the right side and grassland on the left side of the road. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Amoy Street no. 160 : exterior

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph shows house no. 160 on Amoy Street, a newly restored three-storey shophouse that has casement windows with louvred panels on the upper floors. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Amoy Street no. 20 : exterior [2]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph shows house number 20 at Amoy Street. The first transitional shophouse styled three-storey building features a French window in the centre on its middle level. There are cars parking in front of the shophouse in the parking lots drawn along the road. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Dunlop Avenue : general view [2]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph shows shophouses along Dunlop Avenue as seen from Clive Street towards Jalan Besar. The avenue has double white lines on both sides, and some pickups, old-fashioned motorcycles with sidecars, and other vehicles parking along it. The avenue is now known as Dunlop Street. Title devised by Library...
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  • Boon Tat Street building : general view

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph depicts a building at the corner of Boon Tat Street, along Telok Ayer Street. This transitional shophouse-styled three-storey building features French windows and fanlights on the upper floors. Behind this building are the high-rise housing flat and commercial buildings. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Victoria Street shophouses, 1982 : general view [3]

    Streets and Places
    This is a 1982 photograph showing shophouses along Victoria Street. Rows of two-storey shophouses with different designs can also be seen on one side of the street. Cars and motorcycles are seen traveling on the 3-lane uni-directional Victoria Street. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Fraser Street no. 6 : general view

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph depicts house number 6 on Fraser Street. This two-storey house features two casement windows and clothes hanging bamboo poles sticking out from one of them. On the ground floor five foot way, there are some clothes hung on a laundry hanger and also on a few bamboo...
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  • China Street towards Telok Ayer Street : general view

    Streets and Places
    The 1992 photograph depicts early shophouses along China Street, near the corner of Nankin Street, towards Telok Ayer Street. The two or three-storey shophouses feature French windows with timber shutters. There are cars and bicycles parked on both side of the road.Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Lorong Kembang : general view [3]

    Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph shows Lorong Kembang at the junction of Jalan Kemboja. There is a row of two-storey terrace houses along the road, and some cars, van, and pickup parked along the other side of the junction. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • China Street near Nankin Street : general view [2]

    Streets and Places
    The 1992 photograph shows shophouses along China Street section that forms a T-junction with Nankin Street. You can see a trishaw, a bicycle, a few parked cars and some pedestrians in the photo. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Wedding at Clyde Street no. 45 : general view [4]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph depicts a wedding at house 45, Clyde Street. The newly-wed Chinese couple in western wedding gown and suit are posing for a group photograph with family and friends. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Haig Road no. 129 : exterior [1]

    Streets and Places
    The 1992 photograph shows house no.129 at the corner of Haig Road. The Malay influenced single-storey house is built on brick piers and features timber louvred windows. There is a staircase leading to the front door. The house is surrounded by lawn and there are some trees nearby. Title devised...
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