An original Unit 35 years ago

While we were walking around our neighbourhood, Chuck took down a photo of an original unit from 35 years ago. There are a few units left and you can easily point them out by the looks of their "little mesh fence". Very run down but authentic!!

HDB Terrace Jalan Bahagia
Go catch a few more glimpses of them before they are wiped out by the next generation! 35 years ago they were only worth a few thousand dollars.

A little background on the houses here. They were built by Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) (HDB's predecessor) set up to improve the housing needs of the Singapore population then.

Unfortunately, there aren't much information about Jalan Bahagia/Ma'mor being built as SIT flats; the more well-known estates are Tiong Bahru and Queenstown area. There is a short article on Whampoa at ST701 though (http://property.st701.com/articles/view/89).



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