 The road is mainly lined with conserved shophouses and houses a high-end boutique hotel known as the New Majestic Hotel.The place got its name from the Ali Baba jars, the "tong" or "pasoh" used to store rice or water in homes.There were many kilns in the 19th century that made these pots, bricks and tiles in Telok Blangah, Silat Estate and Bukit Merah.