McCallum Street (
Chinese
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* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
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: 麦卡南街) is a one-way
street
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located in
Chinatown, Singapore
Chinatown (, Yale: ''Ngàuhchēséui'', ms, Kreta Ayer, ta, சைனா டவுன்) is a subzone and ethnic enclave located within the Outram district in the Central Area of Singapore. Featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements, ...
and the financial district of
Shenton Way
Shenton Way is a major trunk road serving Singapore's Central Area and is most commonly known for the commercial skyscrapers flanking both sides of the road. The road is a one-way street that starts at the junction of Boon Tat Street, Raffles Qua ...
in the planning areas of both
Outram and
Downtown Core
The Downtown Core is the historical and downtown centre of the city-state of Singapore and the main commercial area in Singapore excluding reclaimed lands with many integrated resorts such as the Marina Bay Sands, one of the most expensive build ...
respectively. The street starts from
Shenton Way
Shenton Way is a major trunk road serving Singapore's Central Area and is most commonly known for the commercial skyscrapers flanking both sides of the road. The road is a one-way street that starts at the junction of Boon Tat Street, Raffles Qua ...
and ends at the junction of
Telok Ayer Street
Telok Ayer Street is a street located in Singapore's Chinatown within the Outram district, linking Church Street to Cecil Street. Telok Ayer MRT station is located at the junction of Cross Street and this road.
Etymology
Telok Ayer Street ...
which then continues to
Amoy Street. The Chinatown part of the street links the junction of
Telok Ayer Street
Telok Ayer Street is a street located in Singapore's Chinatown within the Outram district, linking Church Street to Cecil Street. Telok Ayer MRT station is located at the junction of Cross Street and this road.
Etymology
Telok Ayer Street ...
and Amoy Street towards
Cecil Street
Cecil John Charles Street (3 May 1884 – 8 December 1964), who was known to his colleagues, family and friends as John Street, began his military career as an artillery officer in the British Army. During the course of World War I, he became a ...
, and for the Shenton Way part linking from Shenton Way to Cecil Street.
Etymology
Before the official naming of the street, the street was called ''tit lok a-ek bue-tiau koi'' in Hokkien, meaning the “last street in Telok Ayer” as it was unnamed.
In 1895, after the town area of Singapore is levelled and drained and the area divided into various, various public streets were declared in the new area, including McCallum Street. The street is named after Major
Henry McCallum
Sir Henry Edward McCallum, GCMG (28 October 1852 – 24 November 1919) was a British colonial governor.
Biography
McCallum attended the Royal Military College in Woolwich and began his colonial service career in 1874.
He was Colonial Eng ...
, who was a colonial
engineer
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...
in Singapore in the 1890s.
References
Roads in Singapore
Downtown Core (Singapore)
Outram, Singapore
Chinatown, Singapore
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