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A Guide to Memory Lane: Discovering Singapore through NHB’s Community Trails

Retrieved from BeMUSE, Volume 3, Issue 3, Jul-Sep 2010, Page 24 to 35

A Sugar Plantation for Sale

Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 22 April 1848, Page 2

Growing Up in Jalan Ampas Studio. Working as Messenger Boy in Studio. Getting Acquainted with P. Ramlee.

Retrieved from National Archives of Singapore, KASSIM Masdor, Oral History Centre, 1999-05-13

More of Joseph Balestier

Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 September 1899, Page 3

Mr. Joseph Balestier

Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 September 1899, Page 3

Screen Legend Lives On

Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 9 December 1988, Page 4

411 Balestier Road_Stall-holders Welcome Balestier Market Plan

Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Singapore Free Press, 3 November 1951, Page 5

Balestier - A Heritage Trail

Balestier Road tells a tale that spans nearly 180 years and has borne witness to Singapore's remarkable journey...

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_2 to 12 (even nos.) Pegu Road and 1 to 35 (odd nos.) Martaban Road

Retreat into these side lanes and you will find two rows of conserved terrace houses built in the 1920s and 1930s and lovingly restored in recent years. What sets these houses apart is the way they were arranged to follow the roads' gentle ascent up the hill, creating the pleasing effect of unbroken slopes.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_230 and 246 Balestier Road

The traditional shophouses that survive to this day reflect a number of architectural styles. However, one universal feature is the five-foot way, which offers pedestrians shelter from the sun and rain.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_249 Balestier Road

No traces of the sugar cane estate remain today. Instead, a modest temple established in 1847 by Hokkien labourers on the northern fringes of the plantation serves as the only visible reminder of the pioneers who worked on Balestier’s land.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_292 to 312 (even nos.) Balestier Road

The distinct form of the Singapore shophouse was laid down by colonial administrators who insisted that urban dwellings be built with stone and tiled roofs to reduce the risk of fire. Buildings had to face the public road and have common walls that form a terrace linked by a covered five-foot way.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_315 to 321 (odd nos.) and 329 to 333 (odd nos.) Balestier Road

Between Pegu and Martaban Roads is a row of conserved pre-war shophouses. The corner unit (333 Balestier Road), which features lively lions and delicate plaster lotuses and birds, is believed to have been built by the family of Madam Sim Cheng Neo, who was associated with shophouses along the road bearing such decorative elements.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_328 Balestier Road

Back in the days before Starbucks and instant 3-in-1 blends, the only way to get your daily cuppa' was to brew it from scratch by mixing hot water with coffee powder and straining the fluid through a fine cloth.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_4 Whampoa Drive

Sliced toast with butter or margarine and kaya ( a local jam made from coconut and egg) plus a steaming cup of freshly brewed coffee - for decades, this has been the quintessential breakfast for Singaporeans who seek a quick yet hearty pick-me-up before starting the day's labours.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_411 Balestier Road

Built in the early 1920s, Balestier Market provided local vendors with a permanent place to sell their produce. The original market, which was described in 1924 being "secluded but busy", was an open-air affair; a roof was added only in 1925. During World War II, the market served as a centre for distributing food rations.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_412 to 418 (even nos.) Balestier Road

The surviving row of traditional shophouses at the junction of Balestier Road and Jalan Kemaman was developed by Madam Sim Cheng Neo in 1928 and restored in 2000.

Balestier - A Heritage Trail_601 to 639 (odd nos.) Balestier Road

Once common in various parts of Singapore, single-storey shophouses offer a glimpse of life outside the city centre in the 1950s and 1960s.

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