Geylang, Changi roads to be part of 5km 'identity corridor' retaining area's heritage
Character of such corridors, which house businesses from the past, will be retained: Desmond Lee
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In the early 1900s, an electric tram line ran along Geylang Road, the earliest trunk road linking the Singapore River area to the island's north-east.
As communities moved eastwards from the city centre in the 1920s and 1930s, they settled in areas near the road such as Katong and Joo Chiat.