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

1972 Map showing the huge suburban areas surrounding Geylang Serai’s commercial core (in green) and the roads radiating out from there.
Source: Singapore Street Directory 1972, with modifications by Imran bin Tajudeen

Kaki Bukit in 1983.
Source: Singapore Street Directory, with modifications by Imran bin Tajudeen, 2012.
Pages:
Note: these old webpages from 2012 were expunged for some reason, and will be restored. In the meantime, you may visit their archived versions here:
The great suburb at Geylang, Geylang Serai, Kg Ubi, Jln Eunos, Kaki Bukit
Geylang Serai as commercial / market hub, 1950s
Geylang Serai’s Central Position
Looking at existing / extant streets
A mapping exercise published by the Straits Times in 2019 focusing on the linguistic dimension of street names
visit:
Studying and mapping place histories through streets in Singapore – ST graphic article 2019
http://singapurastories.com/2019/08/studying-and-mapping-place-histories-through-streets-in-singapore/
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