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  • Stagmont Ring railway crossing

    Transportation · Streets and Places · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a stretch of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway track, which is a level crossing located at Stagmont Ring. The small hut (with zinc roof) next to the track is part of the rail operation. Seen in the background are Housing and Development Board (HDB) apartment blocks....

  • Kampung at Jalan Ulu Sembawang, 1987

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows some houses located in a kampung at Jalan Ulu Sembawang. They are single-storey wooden houses with zinc roofs. The houses are surrounded by trees and plants. In the foreground is a taxi. The photograph was taken in 1987. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.

  • 189 Syed Alwi Road, 1980s [1]

    Streets and Places · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a two-storey shophouse at 189 Syed Alwi Road, a building with intricate façade ornamentation. The first storey houses a shop, Key Machinery (S) Pte Ltd. Adjacent to the shophouse is another shophouse (190 Syed Alwi Road), which has a much plainer façade. The photograph was taken in...

  • Shops along Arab Street near Beach Road, 1988

    Streets and Places · Economy · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a row of two-storey shophouses located on Arab Street, near Beach Road. Occupying the ground floor are Habib Handicrafts (unit 20) and Rahmath Trading Corporation (units 22, 24, 26). Both shops sell woven goods, such as baskets and hats. The photograph was taken in 1988. Date of...

  • Jalan Besar, 1987 [1]

    Streets and Places · Economy · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows Jalan Besar, a street lined with two- and three-storey shophouses. Housed in the three-storey shophouses are Lai Wah Restaurant (丽华酒家), a restaurant serving Chinese cuisine, and Kam Leng Hotel (金陵大旅店). Various establishments occupy the adjacent two-storey shophouses, such as a Chinese clan association. The photograph was taken...

  • Petain Road houses, 1988

    Streets and Places · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a row of two-storey terrace houses located on Petain Road. Built in 1930, these houses are of Chinese Baroque style, with glazed ceramic tiles decorating the exterior façade. The photograph was taken in 1988. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.

  • The Concourse : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a general view of The Concourse, a commercial and residential building located on Beach Road. The building comprises three components: shopping mall, serviced apartments and a 41-storey octagonal office tower. The building with a red UOL Group Limited logo (foreground, left) is Plaza Hotel. The orange building...

  • 189 Syed Alwi Road, 1980s [2]

    Streets and Places · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a two-storey shophouse at 189 Syed Alwi Road, a building with intricate façade ornamentation. The first storey houses a shop, Key Machinery (S) Pte Ltd. Adjacent to the shophouse is another shophouse (190 Syed Alwi Road), which has a much plainer façade. The photograph was taken in...

  • Woman and boy in a kampung at Jalan Ulu Sembawang, 1980s

    Personalities · Streets and Places · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a Chinese woman and a little boy posing for a photograph in a kampung at Jalan Ulu Sembawang. Behind them are laundry and cushions propped on chairs put out in the sun to dry. In the background are some single-storey wooden houses with zinc roofs. The houses...

  • Railway track, Jalan Bukit Merah, 1987

    Transportation · Streets and Places · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a stretch of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway track that runs along Jalan Bukit Merah. The single-storey buildings with zinc roofs next to the track are residential houses. Seen in the background is a Housing Development Board (HDB) apartment block located at 108 Jalan Bukit Merah....

  • Jalan Besar, 1987 [2]

    Streets and Places · Tang, Kian Cheong
    This photograph shows a stretch of Jalan Besar, a street lined with two- and three-storey shophouses on both sides. Various establishments occupy the ground floor units, such as dental clinic and electrical goods store. In the background are two Housing and Development Board (HDB) apartment blocks. The photograph was taken...

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