Victoria Street (Xiao Po) begins from the junction of Stamford Road right up to the junction of Lavender Street. Along the way, there are lots of old building but sadly they are disappearing soon due to urban redevelopment and the earliest building was the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Covent of the Infant Jesus (Chijmes) I remember vividly I used to travel with my late mother one building stood at the corner of Bras Basah Road with Victoria Street called in Hokkien language (Teck Kok Seng Ong) which translate as a German Pharmacy, our mode of transport was the one-time famous pirate taxi plying the street, they will use to promote their fare, Xiao Po, 20 cents Toa Po 30 cents fast forward now we have the Taxi, Grab, Gojek for our convenience.
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