Title
View of Raffles Place
Year/Period
Mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Frame size: 8.9 x 14 cm,
Image size: 7.9 x 13.4 cm
Image size: 7.9 x 13.4 cm
Accession No.
1995-01572
Collection of
Commercial Square was officially renamed Raffles Place in 1858. The increasing number of licensed motorcars in Singapore had resulted in parking problems in Raffles Place as early as 1930. Horse-drawn carriages were almost extinct by the early 1900s although rickshaws were still available. The parking lot is surrounded by buildings such as the John Little building and the Mercantile Bank building depicted in the centre of the picture.
