Middle Road, at Prinsep Street, 1986 : general view



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14 Dec 1986

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This 1986 photograph shows Middle Road, at Prinsep Street junction towards Albert Street, with a view of shophouses at the junction. Middle Road is named because it formerly served as a demarcation line which separated the civic area from the ethnic settlements of Singapore. Title devised by Library staff.


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Roads--Singapore--Photographs

Streets--Singapore--Photographs

Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs

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Commercial buildings

Streets

Streets and Places

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

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