No_2_August_1963 — Page 96

Johore Bahru's new Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation branch dominates the scene at the junction of Jalan Ibrahim and Jalan Segget.

SHELL CANOPY

MARKS NEW

J. BAHRU BANK

THE new Johore Bahru branch of

the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation. which was recently opened by the Sultan of Johore, stands architecturally as one of the most distinctive additions to the re- cent surge of buildings in Johore Bahru.

Rising six storeys high and built at a cost of M$1.5 million, the build- ing was designed by the architects. Booty. Edwards and Partners not

only to serve as a suitable represen- tation of a great banking corpora- tion, but also to achieve a standard of layout and design to make the building a prominent landmark of which Johore Bahru may be justly proud.

Thus it stands today on a site of 10.000 square feet. bounded by three roads in the heart of the commercial district: Jalan Ibrahim. Jalan Seg- get and Jalan Tan Hiyok Vee.

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