Upper Cross Street, Singapore, 2018 (03)

Upper Cross Street (

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: 克罗士街上段) is a

street A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, ...

located in

Chinatown A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Austra ...

within the Outram Planning Area in

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. The street starts after

Cross Street Cross Street (Chinese: 克罗士街; ms, Jalan Silang) is a street in Singapore starting from Shenton Way in Downtown Core and ending at the junction of South Bridge Road in Chinatown which is in Outram Planning Area which then becomes Upper C ...

at the junction of Cross Street and

South Bridge Road South Bridge Road () is a major road in Singapore, running south of the Singapore River in Chinatown. It starts at Elgin Bridge and ends at the junction of Neil Road, Tanjong Pagar Road and Maxwell Road. Landmarks * Buddha Tooth Relic Temple ...

, with the street ending at the junction of

Chin Swee Road The chin is the forward pointed part of the anterior mandible ( mental region) below the lower lip. A fully developed human skull has a chin of between 0.7 cm and 1.1 cm. Evolution The presence of a well-developed chin is considered to be one ...

Havelock Road Havelock may refer to: People As a surname * Havelock-Allan baronets, holders of the baronetcy * Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), British general, active in India * Lieutenant General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet (1830–1897), B ...

and

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. The street then continues on to Havelock Road. There are a number of

shophouse A shophouse is a building type serving both as a residence and a commercial business. It is defined in dictionary as a building type found in Southeast Asia that is "a shop opening on to the pavement and also used as the owner's residence", a ...

s on the street, housing

restaurant A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...

s and shops, with a Spring Court restaurant along the street. The

Housing and Development Board The Housing & Development Board (HDB) (; ms, Lembaga Perumahan dan Pembangunan; ta, வீடமைப்பு வளர்ச்சிக் கழகம்) or often referred to as the Housing Board, is a statutory board under the M ...

development,

Hong Lim Complex Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organiz ...

is also located on this street. Other landmarks include

Yue Hwa Building Yue Hwa Building () is a historic building located at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street in Chinatown, Singapore, next to Chinatown MRT station. Built by Swan and Maclaren in 1927, it was then the tallest building in Chin ...

(the former

Great Southern Hotel Yue Hwa Building () is a historic building located at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street in Chinatown, Singapore, next to Chinatown MRT station. Built by Swan and Maclaren in 1927, it was then the tallest building in Chin ...

), OG People's Park, Hotel 81 Chinatown, Chinatown Point and the

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. The entrance to the Central Expressway towards the north.

Landmarks

These are the prominent landmarks along Upper Cross Street (from east to west). *Hong Lim Complex *Beary Best! Hostel *

Chinatown MRT station Chinatown MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East (NEL) and Downtown (DTL) lines in Outram, Singapore. It serves the ethnic enclave of Chinatown. Situated at the junction of Eu Tong Sen ...

* Chinatown Point *Spring Court restaurant *Hotel 81 Chinatown *

(Former Great Southern Hotel) *OG People's Park *

People's Park Centre People's Park Centre is a mixed-use development, strata-titled development located at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street in Outram, Singapore next to Chinatown MRT station. It has a mix of residential units, shops and o ...

*People's Park Food Centre and HDB estate

References

*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern University Press, Roads in Singapore Outram, Singapore Chinatown, Singapore {{Singapore-road-stub