Monthly archives for August, 2019

MAPPING SINGAPORE

Aug 23, 2019 Leave a Comment ~ Written by singapurastories

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

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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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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Shaziran Shahabdeen
Yazid Ninsalam
Khadijah Rajali