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  • Clarke Street building, from Tan Thye Place : side view [3]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a 1982 photograph depicting a building on Clarke Street, from Tan Thye Place. Several lorries can be seen parked in front of the building. Clarke Street and Tan Thye Place are expunged roads which can no longer be found in the present day street directory. Title devised by...
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  • Clarke Street building, from Tan Thye Place : side view [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a 1982 photograph depicting a building on Clarke Street, from Tan Thye Place. Several lorries can be seen parked in front of the building. Clarke Street and Tan Thye Place are expunged roads which can no longer be found in the present day street directory. Title devised by...
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  • Kim Seng Road warehouses : exterior

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows warehouses at Kim Seng Road, at Jiak Kim Street corner. Several trucks and cars can be seen parked in front of the warehouses. Kim Seng Road was built by and named after Tan Kim Seng (1805 - 1864), a highly respected property owner and philanthropist. Kim...
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  • Kim Seng Road warehouse : exterior [4]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows the exterior of a warehouse at Kim Seng Road, at Jiak Kim Street corner. A truck can be seen parked at the front of the warehouse. Kim Seng Road was built by and named after Tan Kim Seng (1805 - 1864), a highly respected property owner...
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  • Clarke Street building, from Tan Thye Place : side view [1]

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a 1982 photograph depicting a building on Clarke Street, from Tan Thye Place. Several lorries can be seen parked in front of the building. Clarke Street and Tan Thye Place are expunged roads which can no longer be found in the present day street directory. Title devised by...
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  • Cavan Road, from Lavender Street, 1982 : general view

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph depicts Cavan Road, from Lavender Street. A row of commercial buildings, and several parked vehicles, line the road to the left. Cavan Road is named after an Allied general in World War I. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Penhas Road, towards Lavender Street, 1982 : general view

    Streets and Places
    A 1982 photograph depicting Penhas Road, from Horne Road towards Lavender Street. The roads mentioned are located near Serangoon Road. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Kim Seng Road warehouse : exterior [1]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows the exterior of a warehouse at Kim Seng Road, at Jiak Kim Street corner. Several trucks can be seen parked at the front and side of the warehouse. Kim Seng Road was built by and named after Tan Kim Seng (1805 - 1864), a highly respected...
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  • Robertson Quay, 1982 : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows Robertson Quay, near Teck Guan Street. Teck Guan Street has been expunged. Robertson Quay used to house many warehouses and is named after Dr J. Murray Robertson, a Municipal Councillor. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Solomon Street warehouses no. 11, 12 and 13 : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1984 photograph shows warehouses no. 11, 12 and 13 Solomon Street (towards Cumming Street, northwest side). Solomon Street is named after Jewish trader Abraham Solomon, and is located near Havelock Road. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Kim Seng Road warehouse : exterior [5]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows the exterior of a warehouse at Kim Seng Road, at Jiak Kim Street corner. A truck can be seen parked at the front of the warehouse. Kim Seng Road was built by and named after Tan Kim Seng (1805 - 1864), a highly respected property owner...
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  • Robertson Quay, 1982 : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows Robertson Quay, near Teck Guan Street. Teck Guan Street has been expunged. Robertson Quay used to house many warehouses and is named after Dr J. Murray Robertson, a Municipal Councillor. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Fisher Street, southwards : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1984 photograph shows Fisher Street, towards shophouses on the south side at Cumming Street. Trucks are parked along the roadsides, and several high-rise buildings can be seen in the background. Fisher Street is named after Admiral Sir John Fisher (1841-1920), a World War I hero. Title devised by Library...
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  • Robertson Quay, 1982 : general view [5]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows Robertson Quay, near Teck Guan Street. Teck Guan Street has been expunged. Robertson Quay used to house many warehouses and is named after Dr J. Murray Robertson, a Municipal Councillor. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Robertson Quay, 1982 : general view [4]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows Robertson Quay, near Teck Guan Street. Teck Guan Street has been expunged. Robertson Quay used to house many warehouses and is named after Dr J. Murray Robertson, a Municipal Councillor. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Robertson Quay, 1982 : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows Robertson Quay, near Teck Guan Street. Teck Guan Street has been expunged. Robertson Quay used to house many warehouses and is named after Dr J. Murray Robertson, a Municipal Councillor. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Solomon Street warehouses no. 11, 12 and 13 : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1984 photograph shows warehouses no. 11, 12 and 13 Solomon Street (towards Cumming Street, northwest side). Solomon Street is named after Jewish trader Abraham Solomon, and is located near Havelock Road. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • South Buona Vista Road, 1984 : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1984 photograph shows South Buona Vista Road (from Pasir Panjang Road). Buena Vista means "pleasant view" in Spanish, and South Buona Vista Road is so-named for the view it offers. The roads mentioned are located near the Kent Ridge area. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Fisher Street, southwards : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1984 photograph shows Fisher Street, towards shophouses on the south side at Cumming Street. Trucks are parked along the roadsides, and several high-rise buildings can be seen in the background. Fisher Street is named after Admiral Sir John Fisher (1841-1920), a World War I hero. Title devised by Library...
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  • Spottiswoode Park Road shophouses : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1982 photograph shows shophouses of mixed height, located at Spottiswoode Park Road. Spottiswoode Park Road is located near the Tanjong Pagar area and is probably named after one of the partners of Spottiswoode & Co. They were William, Charles and Archibald Spottiswoode. Taxi, car and truck can be seen...
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  • Geylang Lorong 33 : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1992 photograph shows Geylang Lorong 33, towards Geylang Road. Two-storey shophouses can be seen lining both sides of the road, and at the far end. Geylang is believed to be a corruption of the Malay word kilang, which means factory. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Lorong 7 Geylang : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1992 photograph shows Lorong 7 Geylang (from Lorong Tahar towards Geylang Road). A low-rise building can be seen in the centre of the photograph. In the background can be seen blocks of HDB flats. Geylang is believed to be a corruption of the Malay word "kilang", which means factory....
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  • Desker Road no. 43 : exterior

    Arts · Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin
    This 1994 photograph shows the exterior of a shophouse, located at no. 43 Desker Road. The photograph highlights the ornate design of the façade of the upper floor of the house which includes mouldings, decorative capitals and pilasters, and French windows. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Yishun Avenue 7 : general view [14]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin
    Patches of wild grasses, a sandy track with a parked pickup van together with casuarina and other trees leading to the sea are pictured in this 1995 photograph showing the area between Sungei Simpang and Khatib Bongsu, at Yishun Avenue 7. Title devised by Library staff.
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