Eu Tong Sen Street was formerly part of the former Wayang Street.[1] It 1919, the street was renamed after Eu Tong Sen after he rebuilt the street and acquired two Chinese operatheatres, Heng Seng Peng and Heng Wai Sun.[1] The two theatres were formerly situated at the current site of People's Park Complex. Another opera theatre, Tian Yien Moi Toi, was built on this street by Eu. Tian Yie Moi Toi was later converted to a cinema named Queens' Theatre which is renamed as Majestic Theatre.[1] The cinema was then converted into a shopping mall, The Majestic in 2003.
Layout and design
Eu Tong Sen Street is largely a 4-lane road, expanding to 5 or 6 lanes at large intersections. It carries a 60 kilometers per hour speed limit.[2] 1 of the road's lanes serves as a peak hour bus lane between Hospital Drive and Outram Park MRT station, and as a full day bus lane between Outram Park MRT station and Hill Street.