Around Us

Balestier is known for many things. The mouth watering Bak Kut Teh,  piping hot Tau Sa piah that melts in your mouth, Boon Tong and Loy Kee Chicken Rice. On opposite end we are surrounded by hardware and design shops. Bathworld, Sin siang Choon, Edison Lightings, 2 paint shops. A row of shop houses that have a bicycle shop, internet room, a motor bike repair shop and even happy go lucky chaps a Singapore Pool!!!

Well do you know the rich heritage of our home?

Balestier itself is in fact a important part of Singapore History.

EDO_HeritageOverview.jpg

Balestier Road was named after the first American consul Joseph Balestier who owes a sugar plantation called Balestier Plain. Living in Balestier is already being part of the nearly 180 years old of history!!

We should be proud that National Heritage Board has made Balestier Road the Balestier Heritage Trail. This consist of historic places like:
Art Deco Shophouses  Former Shaw's Malay Film Studios Balestier Market
  1. Art Deco Shophouses
  2. Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Temple
  3. Balestier Point
  4. Sim Kwong Ho Shophouses
  5. Kim Keat Road
  6. Pre-war Terrace Houses
  7. The Former Shaw Malay Film Studios
  8. Traditional Shophouse
  9. Balestier Market
  10. Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
  11. Maha Sasana Ramsi Burmese Buddhist Temple
  12. Single-storey Shophouses
  13. The Church of St. Alphonsus (Novena Church)

Walking down or driving past Hong Kong Street at Boon Teck Road, a Water Kiosk still stands.

A symbol of legacy of the earlier times when clean drinking water was a luxury.







Be proud of our heritage. Balestier community is known for having a strong community spirit!



To learn more and trace the Balestier Heritage trail



Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)