New York Times
“It gets better. And it was good to begin with.”
Mike Ives covers the appeal of a renovated row of shophouses along Lorong 24A Geylang and how the story started.
Seeking ambience of Singapore’s Streets, New York Times, 13 Dec 2013.
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