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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Stephen Dobbs and I trace the redevelopment of the river for tourism and entertainment in the early 1990s. We reflect on the efforts to conserve the rich heritage of the river. Although the façade of the old shophouses was retained, the lightermen, and the pre-existing socio-economic life generally, were removed from the river, creating a very different commercial area.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/UBEsiwawVl4

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/FYFXGWMU1AE

Part 3 | https://youtu.be/NfTtBicx2us

00:00 A New Vision for the River

04:29 Three New Quays

08:17 Heritage & Tourism

10:12 Relocation of the Lighters

18:22 Fates of the Lightermen

21:41 Impact on the People

26:33 A Living River

The Singapore River: A Social History, 1819-2002

https://nuspress.nus.edu.sg/products/the-singapore-river

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. This is Dr Loh KS, the people’s historian, and I speak to people on their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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