Little India of East Coast | |
Namesake | Manasseh Meyer |
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Type | Primary access |
Owner | Land Transport Authority (LTA) |
Maintained by | LTA |
Length | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
Nearest Mass Rapid Transit station | Katong Park MRT station and Tanjong Katong MRT station |
Coordinates | 1°17'53.16", 103°53'29.76" |
From | Tanjong Rhu Road |
To | Tanjong Katong Road |
Other | |
Known for | Katong Park, Katong Park Hotel, and Crescent and Mayer Flats |
Meyer Road is a primary access street in Katong, Singapore. Named in 1921 after Sir Manasseh Meyer, it stretches from Tanjong Rhu Road to Tanjong Katong Road at a length of 1.4km. It is connected to many prominent past and present landmarks such as Katong Park (and by extension, Fort Tanjong Katong) and formerly the Crescent Flats and Meyer Flats (thought to be Singapore's first luxurious beach-front condominiums) as well as Katong Park Hotel (Malaya's biggest hotel since World War 2). It is nicknamed "the Little India of East Coast" due to the large number of Indian residents living there.[1]