Goodbye, Tanglin Halt: Bidding Farewell To Some Of Singapore's Oldest Flats | On The Red Dot
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- One of Singapore’s oldest HDB estates, Tanglin Halt is fondly remembered for its iconic 10-storey flats that appeared on the nation’s first-ever $1 note, as well as the food stalls that still continue to dish out heritage hawker fare at the old wet market. But this year, everything is about to change. Tanglin Halt is undergoing the biggest redevelopment for public housing in Singapore - the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS). History buff and food blogger Dr Leslie Tay takes a walk down memory lane, but as he soaks in the township’s old-world charm and meets the hawkers and residents of Tanglin Halt, he discovers a community whose bonds are deeply rooted in the coming of age of a nation.
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Fond memories forged by unconditional kindness is something that money can never buy
Improve building is easy but bringing back kampung spirt is hard.
Once kampung spirit removed, it takes years to build or never.
Government has spent so much money trying to build kampung spirt and still can't get it back... Haiz
progression but at what price ?
Materialistic ... individualistic ...and snobbish vibe community. Everybody would keep some distance from each other before getting close. It takes sometime.
I not sure whether it is only Singapore or the whole world affected, but the loss of kampung spirit is very real. I guess it is particularly bad in Singapore due to the policies of extreme openness to foreigners & globalization, & other factors causing locals to lose the bond with each other. The 80s were a golden era that can never be retreived back. A country that knows the price of everything but the value of none is only going backwards
Lesley is a great presenter as he walked me through the heartache the residents feel, heartwarming, and yet so sad.
No matter how bad the condition of the place is, this place holds very special memories to people whom have stayed/grew up there. My grandparents stayed there before they passed on, my mother grew up there and I lived there for a few years too. The memories I had with my late grandparents were also made there. Gonna miss this place!!
I'm currently staying in blk25, I fell in love with this place and feel sad to leave next month. We made great memories.
Very informative. Fills the mind while tugging at the heart strings... this is an excellent production.
Well done!
instablaster
definitely nostalgic for those who are emotionally attached to tanglin halt
I used to live at block 25 when I was a little boy and lived there for decades before moving out. A beautiful place to grow up in, had seen so much transformation from what this place used to be. All these will be gone soon, so sad.
Do u know someone who stayed there named Simon?
Seems to be my neighbour
He passed away from accident at a young age.. he had a sister
Tanglin Halt was also a Family barrack for Malaysian Police Force when we were in Malaysia...plus a place which was Bomb during Confrontation...Plus the Pasar Malam or Night Market stretching from one end to the other...MEMORIES are TRULY made of these areas DEMOLISHED in the name of PROGRESS or regress???
Yes, we feel sad. But then bear in mind that anything with a beginning has got an ending.
Stayed at Blk 72 from 1963 - 1979
Unforgettable happy childhood years!
We were from Blk 73 where David Ng Eng Hen and Chen Su-Cheng were our childhood neighbours around the same period as yours.
I stayed there at Blk 26 in 2007..My first year in Singapore...Sad it is being torn down..Very nice food nearby.
Hello bayi.. I am ah seng.. Remember me?
I had lived at Margaret Drive from 1956 to 1966 and I can sense the nostalgia. I am living in Ang Moh country now and when I visited Margaret Drive in 2018/19 what a change! The notorious river inundated annually has been concreted and buried. Queenstown Tech and Hua Yi School building were still there I think. My Strathmore school was gone. The Mosque at the corner of Tanglin Rd and Margaret Drive was still there. I had a childhood friend who is still living in the revamped area and was our tour guide. The massive sweet roti bun freshly made at Stirling road was something I savoured then and their homemade kaya. The itinerant satay guy that came weekly in our estate, his satay gravy was out of this world. The diluted gravy sold these days is an affront to his memory. HDB could put up a model like miniature historical township each time the area is tore down for posterity and history. Modern Singapore bereft of 3 dimensional history can be a sad place.
Part of Margaret Dve got closed to traffic a few years ago.
There's many more iconic shops in Tanglin Halt. Yan kee Econ minimart, prata, wanton mee etc. Some of the older memories long gone also include the uncle shop selling video games, where ppl would battle it out in KOF in the shops too. Besides Hock Ann there was another confectionery called Pattaya (or Patiya?) with even more traditional vibes in its arch window shop counter also dishing out those traditional chocolate chip toppings cakes.
Welcome to Tanglin Halt.
Pattaya confectionery, they sell pancakes in the arch window shop
thanks cna for featuring dr leslie in this tanglin halt documentary
someone who shares the sentiments
I left tanglin halt one decade ago unaware of the sers project
Went back to take a look about 2 weeks ago
you brought back some gone memories,😄
time for changes
i used grew up there, and just happen to visit there today, always brings back fond memories
My best childhood!!! Lived there from 1974 to around 1995. Teary eyed seeing the same bakery I would get my sugar rush with my late dad still there to the end. I remember the empty lot in the middle of the hawker ctr/store hub area filled with Chinese auctions and seventh month show. And that wet market back when they used to sell live chicken. Mom used to pick one and the slaughter it right there. Tanglin Halt chap lau!!
My mum got married in 1965 there. I was born at blk 58 in 1967 and then moved to blk 59 till late 1990s. Used to play at the nearby playground and feed the goats in the small farm nxt to the church .Wld go there in the afternoon and waited for the train to pass by and waved at the passengers. We knew our neighbours very well, from the entire block till the few blocks front and back. That's the 'kampung' I know, where there is no racial divide. We took care of one another and our doors are always open to guests
I recently visit there Sunday morning. Found 2 old Coffee shop there can't find in Singapore. I love wind and vibes there.
I studied at the Faith Methodist Kindergarten which is near Tanglin Halt when I was small. My parents brought us to the coffee shop in Tanglin Halt for sunday lunch. Oh, there's a wonton noodles store that always have a queue . I shall missthis store!
Wife is still waiting for her peanut pancake 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve been living here since i was born for 14 years and had never known that the owners laksa and the duck stall were siblings 😌 we learn something new everyday huh? 😂
used to stay at stirling road. went to tanglin technical school at tanglin halt. kids from tanglin tech used to love the ice kacang at the hawker centre. all will just be memories soon.......
The ice kacang stall used to sell something called "垃圾桶" or "乱七八糟" which was a iced dessert with a mix of everything.
i Have Tears of Nostalgia Watching this
I grow up there i just move out 10 year ago ..tanglin halt very good place and happy place to stay when I was young ..the food there best of the best ..👍👍👍miss this place ..I love tanglin halt ✌️💗
Ruyi vegetarian was also there in 1960s and should be featured. It is one of the most popular stall in Tanglin Halt. Would love to hear their history as well.
Used to live in Tanglin Halt in the 1960s and 70s at Block 52, and studied in Tanglin Primary School. My mum used to make me walk to the old market to buy the duck bee hoon, and also further up to buy the veg bee hoon. Both her favourites. I loved the unique carrot cake opposite the duck bee hoon in those days.
Anyone remembers a catonese couple selling beef noodle during the 1970s? They liked to quarrel with each other when business was brisk and usually it was. Wonder if they moved to another location after they renovated the hawker centre? I think the renovation was a bad idea. Another one is the friend carrot cake, with tiny bits of mushroom. Anyone know whether he is still selling?
Oh yes I recalled. Famous quarrelsome couple 🤭
@@louth1770 The woman was quite short and worked fast, the husband always wearing a white t-shirt, they didnt quarrel loudly but always in a bad mood. Husband was very low profile and quite slow. Wonder what happened to this stall?
17 years living there :)
one of the most unique place ever.
i stay at blk 65 ❤️
gonna miss everything here
especially my childhood memories 😔
This area is prime land just outside the CCR. Imagine the property prices after its development. Confirm sell to private developers
Extension of Science and Business Park
We stayed at block 29 since 1965 for 20 years.
Luv this, thank you. Miss my Singapore. Brings back so much memories of my childhood.
I will miss this place even though I stayed there for only a year.
Me too I used to live at blk 48 Stirling Road and have been going to the tanglin Halt Market and there is the coffeeshop where this Indian stall selling mee siam super good delicious I never miss every weekend lol. BTW there is television artiste guy host SHARP show living in one of the block he purchased 2 units joined into one
Used to stay here too. From 1969.....to ...1982.
Tanglin Halt Blk 26.
Permaisura pri sch was also there.
church with goats near the railway tracks
van houten ... setron ...was all there too will miss this place
This place looks really nostalgic but the buildings are really very old and in need of a big revamp even if sers didn't take place.
Tanglin Halt is different, indeed. This is a place for people to live, and for living together.
many people who jumped at different blocks here and there, now and then. Mad n envious people now n then. Luckily moved out there, weird n creepy-crawlies characters moved into neighborhood.
@@louth1770 I did notice it went down some in the last 5 years or so.
But I like these older townships with a central point and not a mall as the center point.
memory is precious but I believe future will be better. be strong and stay safe!!
was there n 1963 till 1976, primary at Tanglin Primary School (T.I.P.S) secondary at Queensway Sec. School (1972 till 1975) was in the school football team that won the National Junior Title, stayed at block 34, 9th floor. alot of fond memories, the former footballer Robert Sims stayed at block 33. Played football beside the flat. Goodbye Tanglin Halt..
I work near there and I am so going to miss the kopitiams..especially the Ayam Penyat.
I studied in the old Tanglin Technical School nearby in the 80s and used to play football at the basketball court there after school... everyday! good times!
Tanglin Tech moved to Clementi and was renamed Tanglin Sec. It subsequently merged with NTSS which moved to Dover campus from Commonwealth MRT in the late 90s.
The laksa looks amazing...
Yes the lasksa very nice but Everytime when I reach there for lunch it alway sold out.
Wei Yi Laksa. Worth seeking out if he relocates.
I was with my previous company doing the Tanglin Halt major upgrading program more than 20 years ago. Good place.
20:42 RIP Uncle Mos, love you forever
Lived in blk 24 in 2001, now 2021@ 168a, love Queenstown 💕
Wah en bloc.. these people would become very rich
Pray n hope all residents will have another residents ready to live in without any stress or problems. God bless All Residents. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤝🤝🤝🙏🙏🙏
All good things will always come to an end in Singapore
Those days were not gonna erase my memory
I live in Tiong Bahru for decades but after its upgrade about 20 years ago, I felt it lost a lot of charm and I preferred to actually come to this place and Queenstown area to get a break on weekend. Now even this is going..
tear down entire town, make way for "what "type" of housing ? who will stay new housing? you know i know everyone know. meanwhile "destroying hawker centre one by one, while encouraging young sinkie to be hawker with latest TP course: Certificate in Hawkerpreneurship. Don be surprise if places like Kim Tian, Buffalo Road, Zion Road nearby having the same fate as Tanglin Halt.
All the old flats in prime central area will eventually get Enbloc, when the land value exceeds the collective value of the old flats significantly that's when Enbloc will happen, history has no value to this govt. Sad to say the new flats will be soulless.
New flats all will be occupied by CECAs.
Sometimes it is utterly sad that old estate utimately fate is demolishing,where in reality, there are senior living here over their lifetimes and get so rooted here like many other old estate, needing asking them to move..I am worried in some belief if old people move to another new place, how long will they live. There is some taboo on this. Actually old estate of hdb are build of better quality or brick and bigger size than now that why they can last longer and look firmer than new flat, only needing upgrading through painting or refurbishment only. Sometimes do not understand the root rationale of demolishing..these places so nostalgia in their own way with senior doing business so long.. Always sacrifice old senior rooted home for young development and ask them to move at this old age.. I feel sad for them honestly... Now only in memory for next generation..
well said ! sooner, those remaining old estates in SG will be removed. Dakota was an example.
I moved to this neighborhood a few years ago. What really strikes me is how it reminds me of my primary school days when I lived in TPY. Friendly faces, kampung feel, slow pace of life. But lots of rats and roaches.
I had great childhood days there…I live at Blk 78
花饼huey piang in this container when I eat as little kid too.. A place is lively because of it people with different business and bonding relationship and trust builted rooted over time of 30 to 50 years and just take decision maker as outsider without feeling, say must go must go.. 😔 😔 😔 ..
Same goes for margarate drive there used to be those lovely 4 storey flats with shops on the 1st floor. So sad to see both margarate drive and tanglin halt go. I used to live at commonwealth close. Now probably 16th storey left.
Noooo.....I figured with the upgrading, they would keep it...:( My childhood playground and I still go back every now and then for some of the food there.....the bakery that stood the competition of having a next door bakery ...:(
Only market n old stalls captured the memories. Those folks who remained carry the link. buildings looked worn down.
My grandaunt used to stay in Block 33. With Tanglin Halt getting consigned to the history books, it's pointless now for route 61 to ply Commonwealth Drive (South).
They tear down the flat never mind, but the surrounding shops and market shouldn't tear down. Cos not like any of the new HDB development have sufficient amenities or know how to design.
I'm sure the people who bought the BTO don't want to go hungry like those in Punggol and Sengkang. We want more markets and town centres.
And even you can build the hardware, you can replace the software?
Eaxctly! Modernize the houses but leave the heart of Tanglin Halt intact.
I shifted frm Tanglin Halt to Pasir Ris whn SERS started like 3 years ago. Lived ther fr 18 years. Its jst nt the same. Will definitely miss the kampong spirit ther.. the vendors/marketers are really the ones tht make living ther so desirable. We see n chatting thm evryday..Nt enough $$ no problem..jst take 1st pay later 😅 .. n free vegs n fishes smtimes.. 10 or 20 cents worth of curry or pandan leaves, it's ok.. no charge.. We certainly wont b able to experience living like tht again. Btw..I hate the Pasir Ris market..its horrible. It's so small n crowded, jst a row of shop houses with a narrow 5' walkway. I dread going marketing ther. Tanglin Halt market is alot spacious n airy. Bye bye Tanglin Halt. Will visit u fr 1 last time soon. 😥😪😢😭
@@mariamaria7796 apparently they hawker center they going replace it with a tiny 40 stall Hawker centre at the Margaret Drive
Agreed. The modern hawker centres can't compare to the old ones. The old hawker centres have tastier and cheaper food, whereas the food in new hawker centres are all the same inferior taste and more expensive. People living in new towns will understand, the food suck so bad until you've to travel to mature towns for a proper meal.
@@contrarian2496 one by one all the sk Punggol People flood hougang.
Are those RED/WHITE low rise going too? So iconic!
at 18.45 "This jar might be older than U".....indeed.
Ther is no such thing as walk down memory lane in Singapore. Evrything gt torn down. Frm kampong n thn flat still hv to move. I'm frm blk 66 Tanglin Halt. So so sad to see its finally gonna b taken down. Seen quite a few local shops close down whn ShengSiong started operating. Then, it ws already killing small time shopkeepers n marketeers. I felt sorry fr thm..n I'l definitely buy frm thm instead of ShengSiong. As such, we build strong bonds, local vendors n me. Whn I shifted to Costa Ris after the en-bloc, u cant get tht same feeling in the new location. Thers no veg seller tht will throw in few bunches of vegs in yr basket fr free..or throw in 1 or 2 fishes extra..brush off 10 or 20 cents worth of curry leaves, or few pandan leaves. All tht is gone.. the hairdressers, the alteration shop, tht bakery tht bake fresh bread. I love the French bread. I use to order like 20pcs whenever I go to melaka as my aunties love it too. My God, too many fond memories, I'm crying. I still go to my letterbox to chk my mails n I'l go up to my unit jst to take a look. Nobody lives ther since I moved. N I'l walk around the neighbourhood, chat a little with whoever shopkeepers thts still ther. My next marketing will b at Tanglin Halt market soon b4 its bye bye for good. 😪
I tell you, residents of Tanglin Halt all dying to move out and into their brand new flats where they are relocated to in Queenstown.
Nothing worth preserving, just move the same batch of retail operators, hawker to newer estates, time to tear down quickly, also older estates like Whampoa, Geylang Bahru, MacPherson, those 40+ years old blocks.
Some parts of Clementi are 45 years old already. Even Rivervale is 2 decades old. Time just keeps moving forward.
about time they redo the place , the blocks are low , shops also low rise
Grew up there...still go back to eat monthly
Have they moved out?
is the hawker centre still around or demolished? strangely I felt like I've never been to this hawker centre . seeing this video, the food looks amazingly delicious. and hopefully hope the hawker centre is still around as would love to visit
Still around but the hexagonal one has a huge banner saying they'll be moving to the new one at SkyResidence on 1 August
how come the host not wearing mask??
Goodbye Tanglin Halt.
Usually the museum there is no one there
I can understand the reason why,I just pray for the families in the HDB’s and hawker stalls
We can start a movement to preserve such places. The small enclave of Seletar Village was destroyed years back.
I urge Dr Leslie Tay to start the movement n I will jump in. Many good historical sites are being taken down. The nice five story building at the junction of Yio Chu Kang n Seletar road was demolished too.
Lots of area will go if we do not raise concerns. Yes we need new developments which can incorporate with the old, a good example is Bugis Junction where the new buildings were built over the old shop houses.
Albert street for example.
Seletar estate demolished and everyone resettled in Fernvale.
For the sake of progress if it truly is the old must go. Nothing in this world last forever. An era of basic needs, friendship & relationship comes to an end.
that auntie, i met her several times.
i've notice a few times that english subtittle for a few youtube documentary videos has been spelt or written wrongly.hope that whoever the person who writes the subtittle rectify the issues cause this could confuse young learning kids.
Zouk is closed? My GF and I didn't go in when we vacationed in Singapore in March 2019 because it's kinda late and we want to stroll back to our hotel
My youth...
How long has the building been around? Look im a Singaporean but not all things i know i barely travel to tanglin. I lived jurong all my life and yes i have been to other places in singapore once in awhile but i dont know how long has the building has been around, so if somebody can tell me how long it has been the building been around?
Wait a minute Leslie, your wife sent you out to get her some peanut pancakes. You had your share but didn't pick up any for her and the stall was closing up for the day! I noticed that you were touring around the area withOUT a take away bag in your hand.
I remember my aunty who used to stay at blk. 13. Used to go there when I was 15 yeare old. Now I am a old lady.
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look forward to renewal...it is not a bad thing
Better life is based on some losses
Everything is impermanence. We should not attached to people, places, possessions and ideas.
Yup,,n die fast less pain too
@@chinchowpowpook - We're constantly transitioning from this realm to another, or return back here again to clear the past karma.
Very wise view.batch by batch,we will be gone .🙂
My secondary school was there:. Tanling Technical School
Is the school still there? I used to live at the 16 storey, blk 81 😊
Wow! The sch no longer exist.
Is the hawker centre still open for business?
Yes
Do you know where the "Halt" comes from?
Halt is a small train stop
My question is, why is the Dr and some other people featured, can walk around and talk close to each other without wearing the mask?! Hmmmm....
Give it a break.
The one who do the subtitles were so funny...Tangling Halt can become Tangling Hot. .can the person who do the subtitles...please listen carefully...and spell properly..same with other titles on most videos ..misspelt the words..
Can I still go there now?
Yes but everything will dissapear end March
Commonwealth driver never forget...
ya cna
more of such documentaries
Not luxurious lifestyle !
like steven chia and diana ser
done to earth everyday real life subjects/topics
of course build condo here, than gov can earn $$$$$ by the sales of land.gov only interested in $$$$$ they see people as $$$$ to pay their fat pay check.Future development don`t be surprised majority will be forginers renting the condo that surely will be built here.
Shouldn’t they wear masks? Ridiculous walking around without masks while the residents are wearing them.
Give a break please about masks.
I’m Singapore’s largest video game collector. You will be amazed by my collection the moment you step into my house! Truly, there’s A LOT to talk bout myself n’ gaming. In a nutshell, I’m going to move from Tanglin Halt to my new ‘Sky Palace’ in just a few months time. It’s a pity CNA failed to feature me. :pp
The place/flats look really outdated and old. Time for a refresh of the estate. It is not national monument or heritage please.
They should have kept Forfar House as a heritage building. It was the first high rise in the suburb, IIRC.
The 7-storey flats at Dakota Cres have gone the way of the dodo. Now Tanglin Halt is getting levelled. Sad end.
I have a question. When the people speak Chinese is it Mandarin? Hokien? Cantonese?
mandarin
In Singapore the official textbook and work language for Chinese is mandarin (aka putonghua or zhongwen depending on other countries)
Hokkien, Cantonese, teochew, hakka are the main dialects spoken in Singapore. But sadly they are not picked up by many younger generations now so it's not surprising someone from the dialect does not speak it now.
some older hawker still speak dialect to old customers.
Singapore is heading to a more concrete compact isolated high rise habitat that I dont see u don’t see me who die who Kena raped also none my business .no rooms for slow relax people who aiming for early retirement,,that’s a no-no for government..
Another mistake by Singapore.Those items cannot be got back.Plus the kampung spirit will be lost.No need to redevelop.
No need to wear masks while filming? :p
Please lah. Don't overreact.
I think some scenes are before the pandemic
dr wife very nice
dr leslie reminded me of lw
but leslie is definitely the opposite of him with his joyful and youthful countenance
they could be about the same age