 Boon Tat Street, Singapore
Boon Tat Street is a street in downtown Singapore. It is located within the Downtown Core and Outram Planning Area. The street extends from Amoy Street in the west to Shenton Way in the east. It intersects with Telok Ayer Street, Cecil Street and Robinson Street, and forms junctions with Stanley Street and Boon Tat Link.
Boon Tat Street was originally known as Japan Street. Following the defeat of the Japanese in the Second World War, It was renamed in 1946 after local businessman and Municipal Commissioner, Ong Boon Tat (1888-1941), who runs the New World amusement park along Jalan Besar.
How to reach Boon Tat Street
Take the North South Line or the East West Line of the Singapore MRT to the Raffles Place MRT Station. Walk south down Robinson Road or Cecil Street until you reach the intersection with Boon Tat Street.
Learn more about the Streets of Singapore
If you wish to learn more about the streets of Singapore, I recommend that you get a copy of the Toponymics: A Study of Singapore Street Names (Geography & Environment Research) by Victor R. Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (Eastern Universities Press by Marshall Cavendish, ISBN 981 210 364 3). It helped me a lot in broadening my knowledge of the streets, and made it more fun when I explored and get to know them personally.
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