Boat Quay

1. Boat Quay

2. Boat Quay: Past Boat Quay was once a swamp with few boat houseson the water. The hill where Raffles Place is today was leveled and the soil used to fill the swamp before warehouses were erected. Eventually, there was no more space along the sought after river front and buildings started to grow upwards. In 1992, the mammoth 64-storey OUB centre and the spanking new OUB Plaza was built, shadowing other buildings on the bank of the Singapore river.

3. Boat Quay: Past Indeed, the times have changed, for the river is no longer the lifeline of our country. Instead, the businesses and financial houses situated on its bank have become the new hub and embody Singapore's prosperity, which was once dependent on the Singapore River. The characteristic barges which piled and were moored in the waterway for more then a century were banished from the river as part of the Clean Rivers Campaign in September 1983. The only barges on the river in 1990s are the ones tourists take down the historic River.

4. Boat Quay: Present The Current Boat Quay is used for fine dining, and is a far cry of the Boat Quay of the past. There are buildings which are rebuilt from the past, which contain shophouses which function as restaurants.