Walk 33 night walk, bras basah complex 231 bain st, singapore 180231 14 january 2019, monday singapore bras basah complex is a singular hdb estate built in 1979. Dozens of such shops were often housed side by side in old shophouses competitively. Season 2 features a secondhand bookshop in bras basah complex and looks at the challenges faced by secondhand bookshops as well as how this. Secondhand books are not the reason why bras basah complex is referred to as the city of books. Basheer bookshop is a must visit place for book lovers. Bras basah complex is recognised to be a secondhand book paradise. Offering a vast selection of books that are no longer in publication, browsing through the aisles will get you stuck on cheap rarities from the past. Cambridge international as and a level business coursebook with cdrom. On top of fiction and nonfiction books, they were selling school textbooks which, in. Just across the street from the national library one finds a little secondhand book heaven. This isnt just a store only for art students and enthusiasts, but for anyone. Old bookstores in singapore which have stood the test of. Before the construction of the bras basah complex, the old streets of north bridge road, victoria street and bras basah road had been traditional venues for book stores, secondhand bookshops and stationery shops.
The dearth of bookstores in the city is a nationwide problem but thankfully, you can still find secondhand gems and used books at these stores. Mr islams father set up modern book store along bras basah road in 1939. Evernew bookstore is located on the ground floor of the bras basah complex, facing north bridge road. This is a wellknown bookstore that purchases and sells used books.
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