Mountbatten Road, near Gay World : general view



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16 Oct 1983

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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This 1983 photograph shows a stretch of Mountbatten Road behind Gay World. The amusement park was closed on March 31, 2000. It was demolished in 2001. Title devised by Library staff.


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Roads--Singapore--Photographs

Roadside architecture--Singapore--Photographs

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Streets

Streets and Places

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

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