Continue along Pagoda St and walk up the overhead bridge (Above Eu Tong Sen St) behind the Chinatown MRT entrance.
181) Overhead bridge from Pagoda St to People's Park Complex
Stairs to overhead bridge from Pagoda St to People's Park Complex.
There is a mini garden on the bridge.
Mini garden on overhead bridge from Pagoda St to People's Park Complex.
From the bridge, you can take some good photos of Lucky Chinatown, New Bridge Centre, People's Park, The Majestic, Yue Hua, Hotel 81 and heritage shophouses.
182) Lucky Chinatown and New Bridge Centre from overhead bridge
Lucky Chinatown and New Bridge Centre.
183) People's Park Complex off Eu Tong Sen St
People's Park Complex was completed in 1973. It houses shops selling various goods and offering various services, Chinese supermarkets, food outlets and the People's Park Food Centre by its side, offering not only good food but good shopping as it has shops selling various items above the food centre.
People's Park Complex off Eu Tong Sen St.
184) Heritage shophouses at New Bridge Rd
Heritage shophouses at New Bridge Rd.
In 1927, Eu Tong Sen, a tin mining and rubber magnate, built a Cantonese opera house for his wife and also bought the street on which the theatre sat, naming it Eu Tong Sen St.
185) The Majestic at Eu Tong Sen St
In 1927, Eu Tong Sen, a tin mining and rubber magnate, built a Cantonese opera house for his wife and also bought the street on which the theatre sat, naming it Eu Tong Sen St.
The building was designed by Swan and Maclaren, which also designed Raffles Hotel and Victoria Memorial Hall. The theatre was completed in 1928.
The theatre was a venue for Cantonese opera until 1938, when it was converted into a cinema. The theatre continued screening Chinese films until 1998 when it was closed.
