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Toa Payoh

Explore Toa Payoh's rich history and landmarks

Toa Payoh

In the northern part of the Central Region of Singapore lies a vibrant and bustling housing estate known as Toa Payoh. Brimming with iconic landmarks and historical sites, it was the second satellite town to be built after Queenstown but the first to be conceived and developed by the Housing Development Board (HDB). Since the first batch of residents moved into the estate in 1969, Toa Payoh has not only grown considerably, but played host to many significant events such as the South East Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games in 1973, and visits by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972 and 2006. Find out more about Toa Payoh in this story map.

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Notes

  1. This story map does not show a comprehensive coverage of the historical buildings and landmarks in Toa Payoh.

  2. The base map used in this story map is the Singapore Land Authority's OneMap (opens in new tab).

  3. This story map used related Infopedia articles and other NLB digitised resources in NL Online (opens in new tab), BiblioAsia (opens in new tab), and Roots (opens in new tab) as references. It also consulted the following books: Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics (opens in new tab) (2013), What’s in the Name?: How the Streets and Villages in Singapore Got Their Names (opens in new tab) (2018), Ray Tyers’ Singapore: Then & Now (opens in new tab) (2018), Singapore: A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places (opens in new tab) (1988), and Toa Payoh: Heritage Trail (opens in new tab) (2014).

  4. This story map was made by Zhixin Zheng and Yeo Soon Ping

Image Credit

Photo by Sengkang via Wikicommons (opens in new tab)