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| St. George's Road links to St. George's Lane and St. Wilfred Road |
Did you know the estate comprises 24 blocks of HDB flats and is divided into St Georges West (Blocks 1 to 8, including blocks 4B, 4C) and St Georges East (Blocks 9 to 23)? We have covered the boundaries marked by Sungei Whampoa in the West, private housing and condos in the East (Jalan Semerbak and St Francis Road), the Central Expressway in the North and Serangoon Road in the South. It may be a small estate but there sure is a lot of walking to do!
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| The sign showing all blocks in St. George's East Garden |
St George’s estate is in the Kolam Ayer Division of the Moulmein- Kallang Town Council and under the Central Community Development Council. The estate is currently undergoing an entire face-lift with the Home Improvement Programme and Lift Upgrading Programme going on at the same time.
We have a rather sketchy picture of the history of the place based on what we gathered in our interviews with residents who have stayed here for a long time. We were told, in the "good old days" there were rental quarters (where block 4B and the basketball court now stand) and residents would just sit and chat or play sepak takraw and football in the open area. Apart from Tee Hai Trading and P. Suppiah Laundry, all the shops in block 3 have changed tenants. There used to be tyres shop, rubber shop, hardware shop and even a florist shop. Unfortunately, none of these ‘long- time- residents’ could provide us with any old pictures of the place. So, if you have any old photos of St Georges, do share them with us to publish in this blog.
We have a rather sketchy picture of the history of the place based on what we gathered in our interviews with residents who have stayed here for a long time. We were told, in the "good old days" there were rental quarters (where block 4B and the basketball court now stand) and residents would just sit and chat or play sepak takraw and football in the open area. Apart from Tee Hai Trading and P. Suppiah Laundry, all the shops in block 3 have changed tenants. There used to be tyres shop, rubber shop, hardware shop and even a florist shop. Unfortunately, none of these ‘long- time- residents’ could provide us with any old pictures of the place. So, if you have any old photos of St Georges, do share them with us to publish in this blog.
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