Telok Blangah, 1960s : panoramic view



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01 Jan 1960

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This is a photograph of Telok Blangah interpreted in Hokkien as "sit lat mng" meaning "north west gate". This panoramic view is from Mount Faber and two HDB apartment blocks are prominent. The two popular nature spots in the area are Mount Faber and Labrador Park. Photograph donated by Chua Ai Lin and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Title devised by Library staff.


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High-rise apartment buildings--Singapore--Photographs

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Buildings

Landscape photography

Residential buildings

Streets and Places

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This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Chua Ai Lin.

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