Hoot Kiam Road, Singapore
Hoot Kiam Road is a one-way road in
Singapore. It separates
River Valley from Tanglin. The road connects
Zion Road, at the intersection with
River Valley Road, in the south, to Paterson Hill, at the intersection of
Grange Road, in the north. Hoot Kiam Road pairs with Irwell Road, which is another one-way road but in the opposite direction.
Hoot Kiam Road was named after Song Hoot Kiam, a 19th century personality who worked for the P.O. Company. His son Sir Song Ong Siang
1 authored the book
One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore.2
Hoot Kiam Road still has rows of two-storey townhouses with a garden in the front.
Hoot Kiam Road Singapore on Google Street View
Hoot Kiam Road
References
- Reader contributor Choon Seng, referencing NUS blogpost, update 17 Dec 2020
- Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6, page 153