About a hundred years ago, one could walk the coastal road from the Esplanade all the way to Keppel Harbour. Today, the Esplanade and Queen Elizabeth Walk are the most of the Singapore River and the sea one can see – and in a few more years, I reckon that people will forget that the mouth of the Singapore River, now dammed up by the Marina Barrage even led out to the sea! Check out this picture from the Queen Elizabeth Walk featuring the Singapore River at low tide (and in the distance, the old General Post Office, now the Fullerton Hotel). I wonder if people then used to walk the shores at low tide to look for oysters, like how they did in Penang?
In his posts, James shares images of the Esplanade and Queen Elizabeth walk then and now. They are full of images of the old shorelines, buildings and sometimes the little details like the benches and trees. While you can see the changing landscape over the years, some landmarks still remain. Explore Queen Elizabeth Walk here and here.
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