The area around St Michael's Road in Kolam Ayer has witnessed a sea change in the past century. What was once a Eurasian enclave is now a densely built neighbourhood of high-rise condominiums and public housing.
But tarry in the neighbourhood for longer and you might just notice some of the last vestiges of the past - a bungalow tucked away in 96 St Francis Road that has belonged to the same family for a century.
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