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The area known as Dhoby Ghaut takes its name from the
dhobies, or Indian laundrymen,
who worked here many years ago, and ghaut,which means landing place in Hindi.
Dhobiessused to go door-to-
door, collecting clothes from residents and recording the items in a book. They washed the clothes in the nearby stream, which ran down the side of Orchard Road, and dried them on land that is now occupied by the YMCA. This land was also once the site of detention and interro- gation rooms used by the Japanese during World War II. Next to the YMCA is a white Presbyterian church establish- ed by Scottish settlers in 1877. It was once used as a supply base for Japanese civilians.
the Peranakans (see p20).
Between 1900 and 1930, 30 different owners built residential units along Emerald Hill Road resulting in a street lined with unique Peranakan architecture. Interesting features include the wooden pintu pagar, or half doors, often elaborately carved, across unconventional doorways. Also visible are richly colored ceramic tiles, shuttered windows, mirrors above doors to ward off evil spirits, and animal reliefs across brightly-painted façades to invite good luck. Toward Orchard Road, these typical terrace houses were convert- ed into shophouses, with the first floors occupied by small provision stores, seamstresses, and dry-goods stores. Other roads on Emerald Hill that developed between 1900 and 1930 were Hullet Road and Saunders Road.
In 1984, the buildings on Peranakan Place were care- fully restored to their former glory, making this area the only stretch of old shophouse architecture left on Orchard Road. Peranakan Place now comprises a group of modern air-conditioned shops with an eclectic mix of retailers offer- ing Eastern and Western goods. A French café, Chinese barbecue shop, Mediterranean restaurant and wine cellar, and an outdoor pub and restaurant combine to offer a varied streetscape. Farther along, a row of shophouses at the pedestrianized Cuppage Terrace have become flou- rishing bars and interesting sidewalk cafés.
Centerpoint shopping center, Orchard Road
Entrance to Tangs department store
stores. The dazzling array of some of the world’s prestigious retailers includes Gucci, Chanel, Tiffany, Cartier, Tod’s, Wedgwood, Burberry, Kenzo, Waterford, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Loewe, and Takashimaya, a Japanese department store.
Other facilities at the mall include a post office, a ticket- booking office, a bookstore, a library, various banks, a private health club, a night- club – Sparks – on the top floor, and a café with a great view over the Civic Plaza.
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The growth of Singapore’s most famous department store reflects the vision of a young Chinese immigrant of
the 1920s. From selling his wares on an old cart, the dynamic C.K. Tang nurtured his business into a store that rivals all others on Orchard Road. From under its distinc- tive pagoda-style roof, Tangs now sells everything from cosmetics to rice cookers.
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