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  • Shop in Chinatown

    Streets and Places · Economy · Tay, Lionel
    This is a 2007 photograph of a shop in Chinatown. Stacks of paper cartons, wooden boxes and plastic baskets can be seen in the shop's interior which bears little furnishing. A lady sits at a low table in front of the shop's rusty metal grilles. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Capitol Theatre building, 2007, entrance : exterior

    Arts · Streets and Places · Tay, Lionel
    Shown in this photograph is the entrance to Capitol Theatre along the alley between Capitol Building and Capitol Centre. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Restored shophouses : side view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Tay, Lionel
    This is a picture of restored shophouses in Chinatown, with cantilevered balconies in the corner units. On the groundfloor is Ng Teow Yhee & Sons (S) Pte Ltd. Title devised by Library staff.

  • All hoarded up : general view

    Arts · Streets and Places · Tay, Lionel
    Shown in this photograph are hoarding boards, a common sight in Singapore, as the city state undergoes almost continuous urban renewal in different areas. This area is in Chinatown, near the New Bridge Centre. Title devised by Library staff.

  • South Bridge Road shophouses : exterior

    Streets and Places · Tay, Lionel
    This is a picture of shophouses along the junction of South Bridge Road and Smith Street. The shophouses are 3 storeys tall with five foot way. At the background of photograph, there are blocks of flats and a commercial building. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Raffles Hotel : exterior [1]

    Streets and Places · Tay, Lionel
    Shown in this photograph is Raffles Hotel, built in 1887. It was one of the greatest hotels in Singapore, catering to the colonial elites during the early days. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Tanjong Pagar shophouses : close-up

    Streets and Places · Tay, Lionel
    This picture shows a close-up view of restored shophouses, built in 1928, situated along a serene alley in Tanjong Pagar. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Shophouses : exterior [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Tay, Lionel
    This photograph captures restored houses, with Peranakan-styled wall tiles, in Chinatown. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Raffles Hotel : exterior [2]

    Streets and Places · Tay, Lionel
    Shown in this photograph is the famous Raffles Hotel, in a shot taken from across Bras Basah Road. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Raffles Hotel, entrance : close-up

    Streets and Places · Tay, Lionel
    Shown in this photograph is a close-up on the elegance and grandeur of Raffles Hotel, viewed through the entrance. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Restored shophouses : exterior

    Streets and Places · Tay, Lionel
    Shown in this photograph are restored shophouses in Chinatown. Title devised by Library staff.

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