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Siglap
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Good to have you back bro.
Missed the the type of debate where you were involved.
Totally agree on the comment below.
Missed the the type of debate where you were involved.
Totally agree on the comment below.
absolutely agree and i am with you on this.
The four HDB blocks in Siglap are going to be demolish. Joo Chiat is going to become Singapore’s only all-private-property constituency/ward.
I sometimes makan at the yong tau foo stall across the road from the Siglap flats.
The Indian uncle in the video speaks good Hokkien.
I sometimes makan at the yong tau foo stall across the road from the Siglap flats.
The Indian uncle in the video speaks good Hokkien.
Hard for old-timers to say goodbye
PUBLISHEDMAY 19, 2013, 5:30 AM SGT
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This story was first published in The Straits Times on May 17, 2013
Charissa Yong
FOR nearly 50 years, a small cluster of low-rise Housing Board flats have stood in the heart of Siglap, alongside posh condominiums, stylish restaurants and pricey landed homes.
In about two years’ time, these four blocks at the junction of Siglap Road and East Coast Road will be demolished under the Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers).
And they will take a small slice of Singapore history with them.
On the first day of Chinese New Year in 1962, a fire razed 50 attap huts on the site. The flats were built to house affected residents, and were officially declared open in 1964 by Mr Rahim Ishak, then the assemblyman for Siglap.
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The beige-and-brown development still looks the same today. It has never been upgraded and has no lifts. But it retains much of its old-world charm that residents like social welfare worker Mary Lee, 54, will miss when the bulldozers finally arrive.
“This place is very quiet and very peaceful. I will miss this place because I go to East Coast Park for exercise every day and the food here is very nice,” she said.
Almost all of the 117 flats are tiny two-room units, served by a single staircase in each block. A third of the flats are rental units.
Under Sers, the current flat owners have been given priority to buy new flats in Chai Chee Road at subsidised prices.
But for the shopkeepers, some of whom have plied their trades at the ground level of these flats since the 1960s, it is the end of a long road. At least half of the 10 shops - which include two barbers, two clinics and a sundry shop - intend to close for good.
Some of their facades and signs appear to be the same ones they had since setting up shop decades ago.
Mr Anthony Teo and his wife are among those who will leave with heavy hearts. The couple own Raffles Prime Enterprise at Block 2, where Mr Teo repairs and modifies violins and his wife alters clothes.
“I saw this empty shop every time I passed by on a bus (in the 1960s). So I told my girlfriend, now my wife, why don’t we tender for it?” he recalled.
They paid just $253 for the unit. “You’ll never get a place like this in Singapore again,” said Mr Teo, who is in his 70s.
The owner of Hawaii Photo Studio in Block 1, Mr Soh Yiok Tien, is also calling it a day. “Look at how old I am,” the 74-year-old said. “When I came here 40 years ago, there was no Marine Parade; it was all beach and sea nearby.”
Shopkeepers eligible for compensation will get $60,000 and a 10 per cent rental discount should they set up shop at another HDB block. But Mr Jamaluddin Sana, 64, who owns Jamal Restaurant - a regular hangout for residents - is still unsure about his future.
“Customers love our roti prata and teh tarik,” he said. “If we have to find a new place, we aren’t sure whether we can successfully run our business. We fear our costs will increase.”
Many residents are reluctant to leave too. When redevelopment plans for the area were announced in November 2011, they appealed unsuccessfully against the new location - Chai Chee Road - that was provided. But most have since registered for a flat there or applied for one elsewhere, leaving just five households.
Ms Lee will leave behind a brightly decorated two-room flat that has been her home for 15 years when she moves to Chai Chee. “I'm happy to move out to a new flat, but sad because I will miss this place.”
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PUBLISHEDMAY 19, 2013, 5:30 AM SGT
FACEBOOK0TWITTEREMAIL
This story was first published in The Straits Times on May 17, 2013
Charissa Yong
FOR nearly 50 years, a small cluster of low-rise Housing Board flats have stood in the heart of Siglap, alongside posh condominiums, stylish restaurants and pricey landed homes.
In about two years’ time, these four blocks at the junction of Siglap Road and East Coast Road will be demolished under the Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers).
And they will take a small slice of Singapore history with them.
On the first day of Chinese New Year in 1962, a fire razed 50 attap huts on the site. The flats were built to house affected residents, and were officially declared open in 1964 by Mr Rahim Ishak, then the assemblyman for Siglap.
ST 20130517 STREETVIEW 3661687m
The beige-and-brown development still looks the same today. It has never been upgraded and has no lifts. But it retains much of its old-world charm that residents like social welfare worker Mary Lee, 54, will miss when the bulldozers finally arrive.
“This place is very quiet and very peaceful. I will miss this place because I go to East Coast Park for exercise every day and the food here is very nice,” she said.
Almost all of the 117 flats are tiny two-room units, served by a single staircase in each block. A third of the flats are rental units.
Under Sers, the current flat owners have been given priority to buy new flats in Chai Chee Road at subsidised prices.
But for the shopkeepers, some of whom have plied their trades at the ground level of these flats since the 1960s, it is the end of a long road. At least half of the 10 shops - which include two barbers, two clinics and a sundry shop - intend to close for good.
Some of their facades and signs appear to be the same ones they had since setting up shop decades ago.
Mr Anthony Teo and his wife are among those who will leave with heavy hearts. The couple own Raffles Prime Enterprise at Block 2, where Mr Teo repairs and modifies violins and his wife alters clothes.
“I saw this empty shop every time I passed by on a bus (in the 1960s). So I told my girlfriend, now my wife, why don’t we tender for it?” he recalled.
They paid just $253 for the unit. “You’ll never get a place like this in Singapore again,” said Mr Teo, who is in his 70s.
The owner of Hawaii Photo Studio in Block 1, Mr Soh Yiok Tien, is also calling it a day. “Look at how old I am,” the 74-year-old said. “When I came here 40 years ago, there was no Marine Parade; it was all beach and sea nearby.”
Shopkeepers eligible for compensation will get $60,000 and a 10 per cent rental discount should they set up shop at another HDB block. But Mr Jamaluddin Sana, 64, who owns Jamal Restaurant - a regular hangout for residents - is still unsure about his future.
“Customers love our roti prata and teh tarik,” he said. “If we have to find a new place, we aren’t sure whether we can successfully run our business. We fear our costs will increase.”
Many residents are reluctant to leave too. When redevelopment plans for the area were announced in November 2011, they appealed unsuccessfully against the new location - Chai Chee Road - that was provided. But most have since registered for a flat there or applied for one elsewhere, leaving just five households.
Ms Lee will leave behind a brightly decorated two-room flat that has been her home for 15 years when she moves to Chai Chee. “I'm happy to move out to a new flat, but sad because I will miss this place.”
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Think there's lot of stories start from Bedok Corner to Siglap, Telok Kurau, Still Rd, Katong/Roxy and end at Amber Rd/Tg Katong.
tiagong chin mee chin in katong is closed for good.
The only thing meaningful about Siglap is the chio ATB in 916 Hair Salon
Apparently they are looking for partners to revive the business.
Forgotten East Coast history ......the houses at scene of air crash are still standing today
The Straits Times headline of Aug 11, 1951 reads:
The Straits Times headline of Aug 11, 1951 reads:
http://2ndshot.blogspot.com/2010/02/2nd-shot-air-crash-at-upper-east-coast.html
Your nephew is right. The flats have been vacant for some years now but still standing. Not sure what are the future plans? Probably Condo or some private housing as area is now considered prime land
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