Bukit Timah Road, northwards from overhead pedestrian bridge at Watten Drive : general view



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04 Jul 1993

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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This 1993 photograph shows a tree-lined Bukit Timah Road (from overhead pedestrian bridge at Watten Drive, northwards). Bukit Timah is Malay for tin hill, which is a misnomer, since no tin has ever been found in the area. Timah could also be a mispronunciation of temak, the Malay name for a species of tall rainforest tree. Title devised by Library staff.


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Bukit Timah (Singapore)--Photographs

Streets--Singapore--Bukit Timah--Photographs

Bus stops--Singapore--Bukit Timah--Photographs

Roadside plants--Singapore--Bukit Timah--Photographs

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Streets

Plants

Streets and Places

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

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