Joo Chiat Road corner shophouse : general view [1]



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01 Jan 1970

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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This 1970s photograph shows a corner shophouse, located at Joo Chiat Road (dated 1928). The shophouse features transom windows above the three windows on the upper floor, while the ground floor features a doorway with metal grilles and timber doors, flanked by barred windows. Several motorcycles are parked in front of the shophouse. Title devised by Library staff.


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

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