This postcard shows the Central Business District (CBD) skyline with its towering skyscrapers. The CBD area on the south bank of the Singapore River underwent major redevelopment in the late 1960s and 1970s as part of the government’s urban renewal scheme for the old city centre. New buildings erected in the CBD area as part of the renewal project included the 30-storey United Overseas Bank (UOB) Building (left centre), which was the tallest landmark in the city centre when it was completed in 1974. However, it was soon overtaken as the highest structure in the area when the 52-storey Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) Centre was completed in 1976 (right centre). Amidst the changing city skyline stood old colonial structures such as the Elgin Bridge (foreground), the original structure being erected in 1863 and named after Lord Elgin, Governor General of India (1862-1863), before a new bridge with the same name replaced it in 1929.
