Traditional shophouse windows open out onto a street in the Orchard Road neighborhood in Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Facades of shophouses in Kichener Road, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lorong Bachok shophouse and cultural association with classic Chinese tales depicted beneath the windows in the Geylang area of Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tourists eat at traditional chinese shophouse restaurant in Malacca, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bumboat River Taxi passing bars and restaurants in historic shophouse buildings in Boat Quay Conservation Area on south bank, Central area, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Turn of the century Chinese shophouses in Romanee Road, Phuket town, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elgin Bridge across River to bars and restaurants in historic shophouse buildings in Boat Quay Conservation Area, with Central Business District skyscrapers beyond, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Facade of a shophouse in Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shophouses in Emerald Hill, a prime residential area, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

A Chinese shophouse in Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia