Everything tagged: shop house

Centadata reports:

Although it faces on to Portland St, the address for this building appears to be #1 Playing Field Road. It's an eclectic looking building with pavement columns on the Portland St side and a small ornate blacony on the upper floor on Playing Field Road side.

Previously undocumented shophouse. It looks like the joists were left sticking out when its neighbour was redeveloped.

Previously undocumented columned shophouse

Previously undocumented shophouse

Tung Hing Butcher/Grocery Store had been around since the early 1960s. Its style was typical in the 60s and 70s, with different vendors selling beef, pork, fish, poultry, vegetable, etc in different corners of the shop. The building was demolished earlier this year (2017).

A one eyed poultry vendor was murdered one afternoon in the 70s or 80s mysteriously. He was sitting outside his stall, facing Shu Kuk Street, when something very small was shot into his neck. He fell ill and died within hours.

These wicker shops occupied the ground level flats on Ki Lung Street next to Yen Chow Street, same on Tai Nan Street, and on east side of Yen Chow Street.  Bus Route #2 terminal at the time was on NE corner of Lai Chi Kok Road and Yen Chow Street intersection.