road road chinese literally river road road singapore situated road runs canal area homes affluent europeans designed buildings built place 1930s present road synonymous largest oldest market singapore locals hunt old second hand goods cheap replacement faulty lost item place known road local soup originated etymology got runs banks meaning river starts opposite police station known chinese means police station history 1820s area designated sir founder modern singapore homes affluent europeans divided early settlements according different ethnic groups arabs settled road previously relocated eastwards designed storey storey came covered foot way built place nearby street house carpenter ship indiana travelled singapore believed gave house born recognition services time founding singapore house demolished 1970s small public park taken place japanese occupation street market known meaning evening started banks canal poor buy cheap household merchandise short supply akin department store sold thieves market 1930s surrounding roads market better known sorts second hand merchandise goods sold change day day receipts impossible british_army withdrawal late 1960s place buy army merchandise like uniforms army gear army surplus possibly looted earlier british military stores open air market soon acquired bad reputation major venue stolen goods present day item lost recently people try luck looking buying sellers claim knowledge source early 1970s common area drugs popular workers looking cheap way ease day mainly poor elderly people working class groups early fires destroyed road century old age potential fire hazards residents fire incident left people injured homeless result buildings torn safety reason inhabitants relocated later years success stories despite notorious reputation cases honest men good started business capital picking paying small amounts things people throwing away 1980s goods sell road thieves market seven years saved money rent shop space nearby expanded business sell bigger items like computers television sets addition old clothes shoes records registered second hand goods trading business began focus business computer parts people business thousand dollars month years later saved money buy square feet property worth offered million unit collective sale later export business lasted years business declining people jumped decided end export business went old trade lasts day similar story illegal fruit 1970s big break came saved money rent coffee shop younger brother uncle rented stalls managed drinks stall business took coffee shop managing director operates coffee shops island landmarks located nearby means stall selling local soup originated culture road legacy started friend gave brother secret recipe account long standing friendship brothers set push cart stall sell response recipe overwhelming sold thick bee chinese cut served topped home fried fish distinctive chicken motif customers ate standing cost cents bowl day sold road night road today brothers lost contact children serve traditional recipe fire constantly warm maintain distinctive flavour regarded best stalls singapore food reviewers starting april stall relocated short walking distance previous location keeping original located junction road road site built 1930s factory ice making plant singapore large manufactured mainly carrier york corporations popular pioneer establishment brought air conditioning singapore renamed later years factory bought ran management took site redevelopment factory soon demolished plant operations located facility closed use years market wet market popular landmark area built served surrounding community century august market demolished stalls moved road today today market thriving despite fact old shop house buildings torn mid-1990s remains street displaying canvas sheets roads area pay rent singapore government selling brand new items times sell websites especially hard sell items old photographs medals collector items despite long history market days numbered sitting huge state land size football field soon needed downtown line construction remainder redeveloped later time
Sungei Road