1900's Commercial Square (Today = Raffles Place)

[Cecil Lee]

A procession marching towards Commercial Square (1900's). Today, this square is Raffles Place.

[Cecil Lee]

Collyer Quay is the opposite side of Raffles Place; overlooking the sea.

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On 9/3/2013 8:23:50 AM, Anonymous wrote:
A procession marching towards
Commercial Square (1900's).
Today, this square is Raffles
Place.

[Cecil Lee]

In the 1950's onwards, the alley between the two buildings will become the popular Change Alley.
Why call "change alley?" This is where there are several money changes found within this alley.

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On 9/3/2013 8:26:52 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Collyer Quay is the opposite side of
Raffles Place; overlooking the sea.On
9/3/2013 8:23:50 AM, Cecil Lee wrote:
A procession marching towards
Commercial Square (1900's).
Today, this square is Raffles
Place.

[Cecil Lee]

Actual location of Change Alley and Commercial Square (1900's).

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On 9/3/2013 8:38:32 AM, Anonymous wrote:
In the 1950's onwards, the alley between
the two buildings will become the
popular Change Alley.Why call "change
alley?" This is where there are several
money changes found within this alley.On
9/3/2013 8:26:52 AM, Cecil Lee wrote:
Collyer Quay is the opposite side of
Raffles Place; overlooking the
sea.On
9/3/2013 8:23:50 AM, Cecil
Lee wrote:
A procession marching
towards
Commercial Square
(1900's).
Today, this square is
Raffles
Place.

[Cecil Lee]

A look at Finlayson Green in the 1900's.

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On 9/3/2013 8:49:31 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Actual location of Change Alley and
Commercial Square (1900's).On 9/3/2013
8:38:32 AM, Cecil Lee wrote:
In the
1950's onwards, the alley between
the two buildings will become the
popular Change Alley.Why call
"change
alley?" This is where there
are several
money changes found
within this alley.On
9/3/2013
8:26:52 AM, Cecil Lee wrote:
Collyer Quay is the opposite
side of
Raffles Place;
overlooking the
sea.On
9/3/2013
8:23:50 AM, Cecil
Lee wrote:
A procession marching
towards
Commercial Square
(1900's).
Today, this square
is
Raffles
Place.

[Cecil Lee]

This photo was taken in 1916.
Photo shows on the left: Today is the Bank of China Building. And to the right is Fullerton Hotel. In the past this was the General Post Office (GPO) building.
If Maybank Building was around at the time; it would have blocked the view of Cavenagh bridge if the photo was taken in 1916.
See how time flies.....

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On 9/3/2013 9:00:05 AM, Anonymous wrote:
A look at Finlayson Green in the
1900's.On 9/3/2013 8:49:31 AM, Cecil Lee
wrote:
Actual location of Change
Alley and
Commercial Square
(1900's).On 9/3/2013
8:38:32 AM,
Cecil Lee wrote:
In the
1950's
onwards, the alley between
the
two buildings will become the
popular Change Alley.Why call
"change
alley?" This is where
there
are several
money changes
found
within this alley.On
9/3/2013
8:26:52 AM, Cecil Lee
wrote:
Collyer Quay is the
opposite
side of
Raffles
Place;
overlooking the
sea.On
9/3/2013
8:23:50 AM, Cecil
Lee wrote:
A procession
marching
towards
Commercial Square
(1900's).
Today, this
square
is
Raffles
Place.

[Cecil Lee]

These type of cemeteries can still be found in several parts of Singapore, today. Especially on land in Telok Blangah area belonging to Johor Sultan.

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On 9/3/2013 9:18:29 AM, Anonymous wrote:
This photo was taken in 1916. Photo
shows on the left: Today is the Bank of
China Building. And to the right
is Fullerton Hotel. In the past this was
the General Post Office (GPO)
building.If Maybank Building was around
at the time; it would have blocked the
view of Cavenagh bridge if the photo was
taken in 1916.See how time flies.....On
9/3/2013 9:00:05 AM, Cecil Lee wrote:
A look at Finlayson Green in the
1900's.On 9/3/2013 8:49:31 AM, Cecil
Lee
wrote:
Actual location of
Change
Alley and
Commercial
Square
(1900's).On 9/3/2013
8:38:32 AM,
Cecil Lee wrote:
In the
1950's
onwards, the
alley between
the
two
buildings will become the

popular Change Alley.Why
call
"change
alley?" This is
where
there
are several
money changes
found
within
this alley.On
9/3/2013
8:26:52 AM, Cecil Lee
wrote:

Collyer Quay is the
opposite
side of
Raffles
Place;
overlooking the
sea.On
9/3/2013
8:23:50
AM, Cecil
Lee wrote:

A procession
marching
towards
Commercial
Square
(1900's).
Today, this
square
is
Raffles
Place.

[Cecil Lee]

Fullerton building

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On 9/4/2013 5:05:13 PM, Anonymous wrote:
These type of cemeteries can still be
found in several parts of Singapore,
today. Especially on land in Telok
Blangah area belonging to Johor
Sultan.On 9/3/2013 9:18:29 AM, Cecil Lee
wrote: >This photo was taken in 1916.
Photo >shows on the left: Today is
the Bank of >China Building.
And to the right >is Fullerton Hotel.
In the past this was >the General
Post Office (GPO) >building.If
Maybank Building was around >at the
time; it would have blocked the >view
of Cavenagh bridge if the photo was
taken in 1916.See how time
flies.....On >9/3/2013 9:00:05 AM,
Cecil Lee wrote: >>A look at
Finlayson Green in the >>1900's.On
9/3/2013 8:49:31 AM, Cecil >Lee
wrote: >Actual location of
Change >Alley and >Commercial
Square >(1900's).On 9/3/2013
8:38:32 AM, >Cecil Lee wrote:
In the >1950's >onwards,
the >alley between >>the
two >buildings will become the
popular Change Alley.Why
call >>"change >alley?"
This is >where >there >are
several >>money changes >found
within >this alley.On
9/3/2013 >>8:26:52 AM,
Cecil Lee >wrote:
Collyer Quay is the
opposite >side of
Raffles >>Place;
overlooking the >>sea.On
9/3/2013 >8:23:50 >AM,
Cecil >>Lee wrote:
A procession
marching >>>towards
Commercial >Square
(1900's). >>>Today,
this >square >is >>Raffles
Place.

[Cecil Lee]

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[Cecil Lee]

Source and Credit: The Straits Times

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