Block 98 Whampoa Drive, built 1973

Title
Block 98 Whampoa Drive, built 1973
Creator
Darren Soh
Year/Period
2014
Region
Singapore
Object Type
digital photographic prints, digital fine art prints
Material
paper (fiber product), colour (pigment), ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Image size: 60.0 x 90.0 cm
Accession No.
2020-00244
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Acquired with support from Mr Tsai Eng Rung

Block 98 Whampoa Drive is the densest HDB block by number of dwelling units in Whampoa East / Balestier and originally contained 350 3-room flats. Block 98 has a long corridor and is one of the longest HDB slab blocks left in Singapore.

 

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Block 34 Whampoa West, built 1971

Block 75 Commonwealth Drive, built 1962

Boon Lay Drive JTC flats, built 1974 [Demolished 2018]

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