the first Singapore cinema to have air-conditioning. Alhambra Cinema was nicknamed Hai Kee ("by the sea" in Hainanese) due to its proximity to the sea. The Cinema was eventually demolished to make way for the construction of Shaw Towers in the 1970s. See also Jackson Plan Sungei Road Japanese people in Singapore Japanese Cemetery Park References Notes Bibliography Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004). Toponymics—A Study of Singapore Street Names (2nd Ed). Singapore: Eastern Universities Press. . Prof Lai Chee Kien (2006). "Multi-ethnic Enclaves around Middle Road: An Examination of Early Urban Settlement in Singapore" – Biblioasia (Vol 2, Issue 2). Singapore: National Library Board. ISSN 0219-8126. Hodder, B.W. (1953). "Racial groupings in Singapore"—The Malayan Journal of Tropical Geography, 1. Singapore: Department of Geography, University of Malaya in Singapore. Chan, S.K. (1976). The Hainanese Commercial and Industrial Directory—Vol 2. Singapore: Hainanese Association of Singapore. Tan, B.L. (1986). History of the Chinese Clan Associations in Singapore. Singapore: Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations. Wong, C.S. (1992). Roots the series #3. Singapore: Seng Yew Book Store and Shin Min News Daily. Mikami, K. (1998). Pre-war Japanese community in Singapore: Picture and record. Singapore: The Japanese Association. Warren, James Francis. (1993). Ah Ku and Karayuki-san: Prostitution in Singapore: 1870—1940. Singapore: Oxford University Press. Grubler, G. (1972). The Pre-Pacific War Japanese Community in Singapore. Unpublished M.A. Thesis submitted to Brigham Young University. External links Map of Middle Road Singapore Hainan Huiguan (in Chinese) Roads in Singapore Downtown Core (Singapore) Rochor