Title
Cathay
Year/Period
1953
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: ,
Image Size: H:5.6 x W:8.2 cm
Image Size: H:5.6 x W:8.2 cm
Accession No.
2011-02787
Collection of
This photograph is part of a series which depicts the sights and scenes of 19th and 20th century Singapore.Located at the convergence of Kirk Terrace, Handy Road and Sophia Road, the sixteen-storey Cathay Building (now known as The Cathay) was Singapore’s first skyscraper. It was owned by the Loke family and opened on 3 October 1939. It housed an air-conditioned 1,300-seat cinema, apartments, restaurant and hotel.
