Monthly archives for August, 2019

MAPPING SINGAPORE

Aug 23, 2019 Leave a Comment ~ Written by singapurastories

1972 Map showing the area around Geylang Serai, and the roads radiating out from Geylang Serai's commercial core to the surrounding suburbs:
Geylang Serai, KampungUbi, Jalan Eunos Malay Settlement, and Kaki Bukit.
Source: Singapore Street Directory, with modifications by Imran bin Tajudeen.

This is a compilation of various mapping exercises. Looking at expunged streets: Mapping Kampung Gelam and Kampung Rochor districts Visit the page here: Kampung Gelam & Kampung Rochor – morphological changes. http://singapurastories.com/kampung-gelam-rochor-kallang/kampung-gelam-kampung-rochor/ Mapping Geylang Serai, Kg Eunos, and Kaki Bukit Pages: Note: these old webpages from 2012 were expunged for some reason, and will be restored. […]

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Studying and mapping place histories through streets in Singapore – ST graphic article 2019

Aug 23, 2019 Leave a Comment ~ Written by singapurastories

SG Streets Linguistic Map _ST 29 Jul 2019

by Imran bin Tajudeen On 29 June 2019, The Straits Times published a wonderful way to present one aspect of the urban morphological history of Singapore – its linguistic dimension. Through the mapping of the language used on Singapore street names and colour coding them, we get a sense of their distribution. The graphic article […]

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A compilation of images, maps, drawings, accounts, and descriptions which, when interwoven, shed light on the rich tapestry of events in the lives of Singaporeans.

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Contributors and Collaborators
Alfian Sa’at
Azlan Mohamed Said
Dahlia Shamsuddin
Daeng Paliweng
Faizah Jamal
Hadijah Rahmat
Helmie Sufie Jailani
Imran bin Tajudeen
Julina Khusaini
Khir Johari
Mohamed Effendy
Rossman Ithnain
Zuul Aziiz

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Khairul Ariffin bin Sharifuddeen

Past administrators:

Shaziran Shahabdeen
Yazid Ninsalam
Khadijah Rajali