Tong Siew Yin – Cinemas, Hawkers & Shops of Old Orchard Road | Chronicles of Old Singapore

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Tong Siew Yin takes us back to old shops, businesses and hawkers of Orchard Road in the 1950s and 1960s before the shopping malls arrived.Ep1 | https://youtu.be/YD_B87867Gc Ep2 | https://youtu.be/fihcnpDpgkk00:00 Emerald Hill05:28 Somerset Staff Quarters10:27 Hawkers at Emerald Hill15:30 Fosters & Magnolia Snack Bar17:13 Cold Storage22:22 Tailors & Furriers23:55 Fitzpatrick’s27:41 Cuppage & Koek Roads30:00 The Istana33:39 198 Orchard Road ShophouseWelcome 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. Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.Write to [email protected] if you have any of these stories:• Old places or kampongs.• Communities – their way of life & culture.• Childhood & schools.• Work or business.YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344 Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore