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  • Stanley Street three-storey shophouse : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows a shophouse on Stanley Street. Features include full-length windows flanked by half-length casement windows on its upper storeys, windows on the third are topped with fanlights, and a Chinese-style roof canopy overhanging the first storey. The entrance to the shophouse is fixed with a pair of...
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  • Sit Wah Road two-storey shophouses : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This is a 1969 photograph of Sit Wah Road, one side of which is shown lined with two-storey shophouses. Many of the houses feature full-length French windows. Located in Tiong Bahru, Sit Wah Road is named after a building contractor Sit Wah. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Stanley Street three-storey shophouses : general view [6]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows a row of shophouses on Stanley Street, buildings that typically house businesses in the first storey and residences in the upper floors. Stanley Street was also referred to as ma cho kiong hi tai au, meaning behind the ma cho temple's theatrical stage. Title devised by...
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  • Raffles Quay shophouses : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows shophouses with full-length French windows and half-length casement windows at Raffles Quay. A roof profile, signages and accordion grille gates can be seen. Raffles Quay is located in the vicinity of Raffles Place. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Raffles Quay shophouses : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows shophouses with full-length French windows and half-length casement windows at Raffles Quay. A roof profile, signages and accordion grille gates can be seen. Raffles Quay is located in the vicinity of Raffles Place. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Shophouse at junction of Koon Seng and Joo Chiat Road, 1966 : close-up [1]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1966 photograph shows the upper level of a corner shophouse on Koon Seng Road. Underneath the eave of the roof is a row of decorative fretwork fascia. Mounted on the roof, is a pointed decorative element with carvings on it. This shophouse is used as an eatery. Date of...
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  • Tanjong Katong Road two-storey shophouses, 1967 : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows some two-storey shophouses on Tanjong Katong Road. These shophouses have a verandah on their upper level. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Shophouse at junction of Koon Seng and Joo Chiat Road, 1966 : close-up [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1966 photograph shows the upper level of a corner shophouse on Koon Seng Road. Underneath the eave of the roof is a row of decorative fretwork fascia. Above the three casement windows are transom windows; and below them are plaster relief panels with decorative elements. Title devised by Library...
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  • Cecil Street shophouse : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph depicts a three-storey shophouse on Cecil street at the corner of Boon Tat Street (from photographer's notes). The shophouse features casement windows with fanlight and arched columns. Rickshaws, an early modes of transportation in the early years of Singapore can also be seen. Title devised by Library...
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  • Lavender Street shophouses, 1972 : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1972 photograph shows shophouses on Lavender Street. Wooden casement windows with iron security bars can be seen. A billboard can also be seen on the top of a shophouse. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Stanley Street three-storey shophouses : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows a row of shophouses on Stanley Street. Features include full-length French windows topped with traceried transom windows on the second storey and fanlights on the third storey. Running through the first storey of the shophouses is a five-foot way, meant to provide pedestrians with shelter from...
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  • Carver Street and Miller Street junction shophouses : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1969 photograph shows shophouses with full-length French windows located at the junction of Carver Street and Miller Street. Other features include pilasters beside the windows, air vents and architraves. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Desker Road shophouses : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1966 photograph shows a row of shophouses on Desker Road. These buildings typically house businesses in the first storey and residences in the upper floor. Architectural features include fretwork fascia below the eaves of the roof and full-length French windows. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Clyde Terrace : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows a row of shophouses at Clyde Terrace. Arches and accordion grille gates are featured. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Mohamed Sultan Road shophouse : exterior [2]

    Arts · Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows a shophouse with full-length French windows on Mohamed Sultan Road. A gilded plaque is seen above the house door. Fretwork is featured beneath the-third storey balcony. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Market Street three-storey shophouse, 1968 : general view [4]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows a three-storey shophouse on Market Street. Market Street is made up of two one-way roads. One road is located off Church Street, and the other road is located off Cecil Street. The streets mentioned are located within the vicinity of Raffles Place. Title devised by Library...
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  • Shophouses on Ann Siang Road from Club Street : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows shophouses on Ann Siang Road, from Club Street. Half-length casement windows and signages can be seen. Club Street is named after the Weekly Entertainment Club, founded by Lee Choon Guan in 1891. The street was known for its clubs and trade guilds. Club Street is located...
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  • Two-storey shophouses : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1966 photograph shows some two-storey shophouses at an unknown location. Some cars can be seen parked along the road. Architectural features include casement windows, transom windows and a five-foot-way. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Cecil Street shophouses : aerial view [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows Cecil Street with shophouses lining both sides of the street. Clothes can be seen hanging on bamboo poles on the upper floors of some of the shophouses. In the background are some high-rise buildings. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Shophouses at junction of River Valley Road and Tank Road : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1972 photograph shows shophouses at the corner of Tank Road and River Valley Road. Signages are featured on pillars and on signboards. Tank Road is located off River Valley Road. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Lavender Street shophouses, 1972 : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1972 photograph shows shophouses on Lavender Street. Wooden casement windows with iron security bars can be seen. A billboard can also be seen on the top of a shophouse. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Tanjong Pagar Road shophouses : top view [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows shophouses, with full-length French windows at Tanjong Pagar Road. Signages are displayed on the columns and below the windows. Accordion grille gates secure the shophouse entrances. Vehicles are seen parked along the shophouses. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Lorong 24A Geylang : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows Lorong 24A Geylang. A stretch of two-storey shophouses, with ornate designs, can be seen on the left of the photograph. Underneath the eave of the roofs are row of decorative fretwork fascia. Cars can be seen parked along the road. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Cheng Tuan Street shophouse : exterior [2]

    Arts · Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows a shophouse with full-length French windows. Pilasters with Corinthian-styled capitals beside the windows, architraves and a name plaque are also featured. Cheng Tuan Street is now the site of Tanjong Pagar Plaza. Title devised by Library staff.
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