Once a street of empty 18th-century shophouses, today the colourful storefronts are home to retro cafes, tiny laneway bars and vintage boutiques such as Victoria JoMo and eighty two tales.

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He opened up his new place, Stanley's(ph), even before the Quarter officially reopened, an oasis on a street full of empty storefronts.

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Without so much as tapping the brakes, I decelerated and made a U-turn on the empty street, going straight back to the hotel.

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