Neil Road/Tanjong Pagar: This area bordering Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar has some historical associations with the Peranakans. In the early 1800s, Peranakan merchants such as Tan Tock Seng owned a nutmeg plantation in the area. Many wealthy Peranakan families also lived in the area until the 1920s and 1930s when they moved out to the Katong area. Tan Boo Liat and Lee Hoon Leong were some of the prominent Peranakan businessmen who owned houses or resided in the area.