SG History: Dhoby Ghaut In Hindi, dhoby is the term for laundry, and ghaut (in Anglo-Indian) means place or steps along a river. Back then, the Indian dhobies especially washerwomen, would wash the clothes of nearby residents along the banks of the fresh water stream of the Sungei Brass Bassa (now Stamford Canal) that ran by Orchard Road and Stamford Road. The laundry would then be dried on the immediate open waste-land, which was later called Dhoby Green. The Cathay Building nearby, which opened on 3 October 1939 was Singapores first skyscraper and the first public space to be air-conditioned. (Source: SG Infopedia)
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 12:00:01 +0000
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