Guan Chuan Street within the Tiong Bahru Estate was named after So Guan Chuan.
Guan Chuan was a merchant in the 19th century Singapore.
Little was known about him, other than the fact that he was elected a member of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce in 1837.
The chamber then had only a few Chinese merchants as members.
He was also a founder member of the Qing De Hui and he contributed generously to the building funds for the construction of the Tian Fu Gong in Telok Ayer Street.
Guan Chuan Street is the only place where the WWII bomb shelter still exist.
ReplyDeleteI hope the authorities will allow enterprising people to explore alternative uses for those bomb shelters rather than let it become a storage area for the town council unused bins.