Sg a metropolis since 1930s

Singapore is nowhere near a fishing village, its already a metropolis since 1930s.
1938
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvvhY6DtfZs

1956
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJfNy5IB3i0

This is Singapore 1951
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmI3ZkuFE98

And this is Singapore 8 years later, 1962.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmzQKoC35wE

And this is 1964, one year before independence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PZ-7ApXIso

1983
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxG-iKt-m3g