Balestier Rd 19th Century
Shih Chiung-Yu Masked Dolls is one of those rare books which after reading reveals itself to be greater than the sum of its parts. The area was named after him as it was where his plantation was located. Pin On Old Photos Of Singapore What I didnt know when I moved here was that Balestier Road was named after the first American consul in Singapore and his sugar plantation is what once stood where the road exists today. Balestier rd 19th century . Balestier was in Singapore between 1834 and 1852 and was a botanist and agriculturist. Instead its lined with 19th century shophouses local culinary favorites and HDB flats. As new settlers populated Balestier Road from the late 19th century they established villages and grew crops such as taro was grown. As new settlers populated Balestier Road from the late 19th century they established villages and grew crops such as taro was grown. The neighborhood was one endearingly referred to by the Hokkien people as Or Kio which translate...