Staff Cecil Lee Posted August 23, 2018 Staff Share Posted August 23, 2018 Kandang Kerbau Market History. Today it is renamed Tekka Market The name Kandang Kerbau refers to the surrounding cattle trade and means “buffalo enclosure” in Malay. The Chinese called it tek kah because of the wild bamboo found in the area. The original market was located across Serangoon Road, opposite the present site. Tekka Market was popular amongst all communities and known as the “people’s market”. It gained a reputation for its varied and reasonably priced fresh vegetables, meat and seafood. During the redevelopment of “.e Serangoon area in the early 19808, the market was demolished and most stallholders were relocated to the present site, which was renamed as Zhujiao market, a Chinese transliteration of “Tekka”. In 2000, the market was renamed Tekk a Centre to better reflect the history of the place after public feedback that Zhujiao bore little resemblance to its former name. In the past, many Singaporeans were also born at the nearby Kandang Kerbau Hospital. TODAY, it is the HQ of LTA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted August 23, 2018 Author Staff Share Posted August 23, 2018 Foo Chow Methodist Church & it’s history Location: Race Course Road Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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