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After Singapore's independence in 1965, the government adopted new road-naming policies as part of its nation-building effort. [11] A Street Naming Advisory Committee was appointed in February 1967 by the Minister of Finance, [12] and priority was given to local names and Malay names, while names of prominent figures and British places and people were discouraged. [11]
Telok Ayer Street was originally a coastal road along the Telok Ayer Bay and was named after the bay. [1] On George Drumgoole Coleman's 1836 Map of Singapore, it was known as Teluk Ayer Street. [1] The Chinese name for the street is da bo gong miao jie which refers to the Fuk Tak Chi Temple located on Telok Ayer street.
In 1908, the Municipal Commissioners changed its name to Temple Street to avoid confusion with other streets in Singapore which were also named after D'Almeida. Trengganu Street , described as "the Piccadilly of Chinese Singapore" in the past, now forms the heart of the tourist belt in Chinatown.
Keong Saik Road was named in 1926 after the Malacca-born Chinese businessman, Tan Keong Saik, in remembrance to his contribution to the Chinese community. [1]The stretch of road became a prominent red-light district with many brothels located in the shophouses on either side of the street in the 1960s. [2]
Vehicles on Eu Tong Sen Street, seen from the junction with Upper Cross Street. Eu Tong Sen Street (Chinese: 余東旋街; pinyin: Yú dōng xuán jiē; Jyutping: Jyu4 Dung1 Syun4 Gaai1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Û-tong-suân-koe) is a major one-way road located in the central part of Singapore in the planning areas of Outram, Singapore River and Bukit Merah.
Smith Street Smith Street, at the junction with Trengganu Street, showing the alfresco food street. Smith Street ( Chinese : 史密斯街 shǐ mì sī jiē) is a small street running through the heart of the Chinatown district in Singapore .
Temple Street, Singapore, shophouses. The street name Temple refers to the Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, which is located at the South Bridge Road end of the street. It was established in 1827 by Narayana Pillay, who came from Penang in the company of Stamford Raffles during the latter's second visit to Singapore ...
Sago Street (traditional Chinese: 碩莪街; simplified Chinese: 硕莪街) is a street located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area of Singapore. There is a Trengganu Street that links Sago Street to Smith Street, Temple Street and Pagoda Street. Half of the Sago Street was converted into a pedestrian mall in 2003.