Singapore oldest Post-1970's Shopping Centres and their year of opening.

CHART: Clockwise starting from Katong Shopping Centre (oldest) to newest:-

Singapore's 6 oldest post-1970's shopping centres:-
1. Katong Shopping Centre 1973 (Mostly Maid Agencies - Failed en-bloc sale attempt)
2. Golden Mile Complex 1973 (Thai/Mixed) - en-bloc successful
3. People’s Park Complex 1973 (Mixed) - attempt en-bloc
4. Plaza Singapura 1974 (Fully Modernized & Mixed)
5. Queensway Shopping Centre 1974 (Sporting goods)
6. Bukit Timah Plaza 1978 (Heartland/Mixed)

From 1980 onwards:-
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a. Peninsula Plaza 1980 (Burmese/Fashion)
b. City Plaza 1981 (Fashion)
c. Lucky Plaza 1981 (Tourists/Electronics/Mixed)
d. Far East Plaza 1982 (Mixed)
e. Parkway Parade 1983 (Heartland/Mixed)
f. Beauty World Centre 1984 (Heartland)
g. Serene Centre 1985 (Mixed)
h. Sim Lim Square 1987 (Electronics)
 

Tay Ban Guan Shopping Centre / Katong Shopping Centre & Parkway Parade

Before Katong Shopping Centre opened in 1973, everyone flocked to a three storey building at Onan Road called Tay Ban Guan Shopping Centre. There was also another entrance from East Coast Road where a shophouse was torn down and became an entrance way from this road.

Then Tay Ban Guan was one of the earliest modern under one roof shopping centre comprising a coffee shop and a modern air-conditioned supermarket on the 1st storey.

Tay Ban Guan Shopping Centre's second storey was devoted to what we see today in most Cold Storage and Giant sundry items: Toiletries, kitchen wares and clothings. It's third storey was leased to individual shops selling all manner of household items.

Then, one can see troves of people carrying the Tay Ban Guan plastic bags with either groceries or other household items. Business was great, then.

A few years after Katong Shopping Centre opened; everyone flocked to it as an anchor tenant was Oriental Emporium. Tay Ban Guan shut it's doors afterwards.

In 1983, Parkway Parade Opened with two major tenants: Yaohan and Cold Storage. Same thing happened to Katong Shopping Centre. And with the insolvency of it's anchor tenant Oriental Emporium at it's basement. Business nosed dived. With mostly Optical shops, Photo copier shops and clothing stores.

Today, at least 70% are Maid Employment Agencies. And the famous boneless chicken rice coffeeshop.

Failed enbloc attempt for this 43 years old freehold site with 241 retail and just 78 residential apartments!

1. One of the oldest Shopping Centres in Singapore No. 5. Queensway Shopping Centre (QSC) 1974 (Sporting goods) shall be business as usual. 

2. As it was announced recently (November 2019) that the potential enbloc has been unsuccessful!

3. Thus QSC will be around for many years! 

4. I have a few clients who are at the adjoining Queensway Tower residential block = their abode. Perhaps, they may be disappointed.. as lost a windfall!.. 

5. Shoppers rejoice, also.. LOL

Sample Residential Layout plan: too me lots of time to clean-up this layout plan...

2. Below, Feng Shui Audit Report - Pixelated for confidentiality:-

 

Golden Mile Complex to be conserved, buyers can build extra 30-storey tower on site: URA

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Lelong, lelong, the entire Car park is for sale at People’s Park Complex

Sorry, please don’t click on the PLAY button. This is just an image…

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'Iconoclastic' architect who designed Golden Mile Complex & People's Park Complex dies at 90
He has been described as one of Singapore's "architecture giants."
by Matthias Ang January 08, 2023, 03:08 PM

William Lim, the architect who was involved in the design of Singapore iconic buildings such as People's Park Complex and Golden Mile Complex, has died at the age of 90.

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Around Katong on 16 May 2024

Alibaba Eatery (Corner Unit Opposite I12)

 

Spring @ Katong

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Indonesian Restaurant = Opens very early in the morning - Nasi  Lemak variant $5.50/-

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Red House with the corner 328 Laksa

 

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Decorative Tiles

DECORATIVE TILES

Mural by Nicia Lam, Yullis Lam, Novena Angela and Valerie Neo
By the turn of the 20th century, the Peranakans had developed a taste for Western art styles.
That period was also the height of Art Nouveau, followed by Art Deco in the 1920s. Both these artistic styles had a major influence on the decorative tiles that soon began appearing in Baba Nyonya homes and gradually became a characteristic feature in Singapore's more affluent Peranakan households.
During WWII, with the wealth of the Baba Nyonya community slowly declining, well-known status symbols began to wane or disappear, and as a result, the once cherished decorative tiles were forgotten altogether. In Singapore itself, no one was interested in these decorative tiles until the local TV series, called Little Nyonya, revived interest in them in 2008. The film set featured authentic Peranakan style, and the attractive decorative tiles sparked the interest of the public in Baba Nyonya heritage. The show single-handedly brought back the allure of the tiles and re-introduced them into Singapore's present day culture.
Surviving a tumultuous past, these tiles are now valued at prices that are constantly on the rise both locally and internationally. The tiles in this mural are a modern take on the traditional decorative tiles. One of the distinct features of these decorative tiles that sets them apart from Western decorative tiles is the manner in which they are displayed, as they are often used on the exterior of a building. Thus, the tiles in this mural proudly adorn these exterior walls.

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Ruman BeBe Pte Ltd
Example of Decorative Tiles

Rumah in Malay means = House

Rumah Kim Choo

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Formerly a Shell Petrol Station once stood, here

Formerly Golden mile complex.

Now called Aurea