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  • Maritime Building : side view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1970 photograph shows Maritime Building. Featured are arches, Tonick-styled columns and a short tower. Maritime Building was demolished and replaced with Tung Centre. Beside it was the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, now rebuilt into the HSBC Building. The Fullerton Building can be seen in the background. The buildings are...
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  • Raffles Quay : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows buildings located along Raffles Quay. In the background, shophouses stand out against the more modern buildings. Asia Insurance Building, with its stepped roof, is also featured in the background. Raffles Quay is located in the vicinity of Raffles Place. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Singapore Free Press building : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows the Singapore Free Press building on Cecil Street, undergoing renovation works. The Singapore Free Press, Singapore's second English language newspaper, was published for the first time on 1 October 1835. The newspaper remained in circulation until 1869. It was revived in 1884 by Charles Buckley, bought...
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  • Stamford Road, 1969 : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1969 photograph shows Stamford Road towards the Capitol Building. It shows fenced field and trees on the left and Capitol Building in the background. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Ocean Building : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1971 photograph shows the partially demolished Ocean Building, with exposed brick walls. Balconies are seen still intact. It has undergone more than one reconstruction. Ocean Building is located along Collyer Quay, in the vicinity of Raffles Place. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Boon Tat Street : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows a view of Boon Tat Street, featuring buildings of different architectural styles. Lau Pa Sat is partially seen in the right foreground. Boon Tat Street is located off Shenton Way, in the Central Business District (CBD) of Singapore. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Medical Hall Ltd building : exterior

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1966 photograph shows the Medical Hall building located on Battery Road. It was set up by early German immigrants in Singapore in the 1850s. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Meyer Mansions : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows the five-storey Meyer Mansions. The building was built by Manasseh Meyer, and housed offices and shops. It was demolished in 1970 and was replaced with the present-day Peninsula Plaza. Meyer Mansions was located at the junction of North Bridge Road and Coleman Road, in the City...
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  • Collyer Quay buildings : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1970 photograph shows The Arcade and the Ocean Building. The Arcade, also called the Alkaff Arcade, features distinctive Moorish arches and dome. The Ocean Building features a curved façade and a short tower. Both buildings have undergone reconstruction. In the background is the Asia Insurance Building, now the Ascott...
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  • Bras Basah Road house : side view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1972 photograph shows the side view of a two-storey colonial style bungalow, which houses a publishing company known as Far Eastern Publishers Ltd. The business is most probably located along Bras Basah Road. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Coleman Street and North Bridge Road junction : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows the junction of Coleman Street and North Bridge Road. On the left are shophouses, now the site of Peninsula Hotel. On the right is part of the Meyer Mansions, now demolished and replaced with Peninsula Plaza. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Paya Lebar arterial road : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows the road leading into Paya Lebar. The five-storey building on the left has now been demolished. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Jinrikisha Station : aerial view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows Jinrikisha Station, with exposed brick walls and arches along the walkway. A dome is featured at the front of the building. The building served as a depot for the rickshaws, an important mode of transport in the 20th century. The building is located at the junction...
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  • Tanjong Pagar Road, 1972 : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1972 photograph shows Tanjong Pagar Road. Featured here is the Jinrikisha Station. Arches along the five foot way and a dome can be seen. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Meyer Road, 1972 : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1972 photograph shows Meyer Road. Katong Grange Hotel can be seen in this picture. Meyer Road is named after Jewish merchant and landowner Manasseh Meyer, and is located off Tanjong Katong Road. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Middle Road shophouse, 1966 : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1966 photograph shows a building which houses some shops along Middle Road. The Bamboo Chick and Sign Makers company can be seen in the picture. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Singapore Free Press building : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows the Singapore Free Press building on Cecil Street. The Singapore Free Press, Singapore's second English language newspaper, was published for the first time on 1 October 1835. The newspaper remained in circulation until 1869. It was revived in 1884 by Charles Buckley, bought over by The...
    Reproduction Available

  • Bras Basah Road house : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1972 photograph shows a two-storey colonial style bungalow, which houses a publishing company known as Far Eastern Publishers Ltd. The business is most probably located along Bras Basah Road. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Fullerton Building and Malayan Bank Chambers : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1970 photograph shows Fullerton Building (on the right). The building features neoclassical designs, with a lofty portico at the main entrance. It has been restored and converted into the Fullerton Hotel. Beside the Fullerton Building is the Malayan Bank Chambers, now rebuilt into Maybank Towers. The buildings are located...
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  • Amber Road, 1992 : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1992 photograph shows Amber Road with houses and buildings by the side of the Road. High-rise buildings can be seen in the background. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Jinrikisha Station : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1967 photograph shows Jinrikisha Station. Featured are a dome and arches along the walkway. The building served as a depot for the rickshaws, an important mode of transport in the 20th century. The building is located at the junction of Tanjong Pagar Road and Neil Road. Title devised by...
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  • Maritime Building : side view [1]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1970 photograph shows Maritime Building. Featured are arches, Tonick-styled columns and a short tower. Maritime Building was demolished and replaced with Tung Centre. Beside it was the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, now rebuilt into the HSBC Building. The Fullerton Building can be seen in the background. The buildings are...
    Reproduction Available

  • Clive Street, 1992 : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1992 photograph shows rows of different types of shophouses along Clive Street, at the junction of Upper Weld Road from Upper Dickson Road. Clive Street was named after General Robert Clive. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • South Bridge Road buildings : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1992 photograph shows the shophouse buildings directly opposite Pagoda Street and Sri Mariammam Temple, at South Bridge Road. Title devised by Library staff.
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