This is a 1920s view of Empress Place. Chun See has an Old Buildings Quiz here which shows the building in the foreground. This building has been demolished long ago. The area is now an open field where the following Carved Ceremonial Pole could be found.
The Carved Ceremonial Pole was presented by the State Government and People of Sarawak to the Government and People of Singapore, after the 'Singapore-Sarawak Link' exhibition at the old National Museum in Jan 1991. Doesn't it look taller than the skyscrapers? Of course, that is just an illusion.
You can see part of Cavenagh Bridge and Anderson Bridge at the right of the first photo. Note the background of the photo, which is the city centre, is practically devoid of tall buildings. In fact the tallest structure in the area seems to be the clock tower of the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, previously called the Town Hall or the Victoria Memorial Hall.
Philip Chew said that the building in the foreground was the former Marine Police Station in Empress Place. I think he is right.
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Sorry, Icemoon. I accidentally hit the return button before the post was ready to be published. The post is up now.
The bdlgs behind marine police building became Empress Place Hawker Center in the 1970s.
Wow ... you certainly are fast Victor. Your post came out within a couple of hours of mine. You too have 'clairvoyant' abilities, and knew I was going to post this Old Buildings Quiz and was thus all prepared?
Anyway, I went down to do a 'second shot' this afternoon - just back from holidays and still in no mood to work :( .... and I did not see the Carved Ceremonial Pole from across the river.
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