Arnasalam Chetty Road, Singapore (30 July 2017)
Arnasalam Chetty Road is a short road in
River Valley, Singapore. It connects to
Martin Road on one end. The road is located across from
Rodyk Street, near the
Robertson Quay area. Arnasalam Chetty Road today leads to The Inspira condominium.
Neither the
Singapore Street Names (2023 Edition) nor
What's in the Name (2018 Edition) have anything to say about Arnasalam Chetty Road, but it is believed that the road was named after someone from the Chettiar community. The Chettiars possibly owned land in the River Valley area that stretches from the northern bend of the
Singapore River all the way to the Sri Thendayuthapani Temple and the foot of Fort Canning, but their presence has been erased by time, leaving only street names that include
Muthuraman Chetty Road,
Narayanan Chetty Road and of course, this road.
Sights along Arnasalam Chetty Road
Arnasalam Chetty Road roadsign (30 July 2017)
Arnasalam Chetty Road Singapore (Jan 2023)
References
- Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013, 2023), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6
- What's in the Name? How the Streets and Villages in Singapore Got Their Names by Ng Yew Peng (2018), ISBN 978-981-32-2139-0