Kampong Kapor Road, towards Rowell Road : general view



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14 Aug 1994

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This 1994 photograph shows Kampong Kapor Road, from Desker Road junction (towards Rowell Road). Kampong Kapor Road was named because kapor, Malay for lime, was made in the area. Seen on the right are two-storey shophouses. Title devised by Library staff


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Streets--Singapore--Photographs

Roads--Singapore--Photographs

Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs

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Streets

Commercial buildings

Streets and Places

Residential buildings

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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