December 06, 2016, 06:28 PM 
Much has changed on our island since the 1980s.
Recently, a 1983 video recording of a journey through the Duxton area was shared via The Merlion on Facebook.
Captured in the video are scenes of Duxton that is very different from the same area in the present day.
Old school lorry
The video starts off on Duxton Hill with a shot of an old school lorry with a headboard that we hardly see anymore these days.
Travelling through the Duxton area that is no longer accessible to traffic
Here's the view of the lane where the camera's vehicle would've been travelling down from. Today, this lane in Duxton Hill is closed to traffic.
Image taken from Google Street View
The old and new look of a row of shophouses
Notice this row of shophouses that the camera approaches.
This is what they look like today.
Image taken from Google Street View
Rounding the corner and heading down Duxton Hill
The camera's vehicle goes round a corner, where the shophouses on the right have been demolished to make way for a carpark.
Making a right turn onto Duxton Road
Here's what the corner looks like today.
Image taken from Google Street View
The bend along Duxton Road, where we see the two towering point blocks that are still there today.
Here's what the bend and point blocks look like today.
Image taken from Google Street View
Approaching the junction where Duxton Road meets Craig Road.
The approached looks the same but yet different.
Image taken from Google Street View
Turning left from Duxton Road into Craig Road
The is how the same area looks like today.
Image taken from Google Street View
Image taken from Google Street View
Image taken from Google Street View
The full video can be viewed here.
Top image from here.
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