Photograph showing the construction of Toa Payoh HDB Block 219

Collections
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Title
Photograph showing the construction of Toa Payoh HDB Block 219
Year/Period
1970s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
photographic paper
Technique
photographic processes
Dimension
Image size: 8.5 x 13.7 cm
Accession No.
2025-00856
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of the Tan family, of the late Tan Ah Kang

Toa Payoh was the second satellite town to be developed by the Housing Development Board (HDB) in 1964. This photograph shows the construction of HDB Block 219 in Toa Payoh during the 1970s. From 1960 to 1980, the percentage of residents in Singapore living in HDB flats increased from 9 percent to 67 percent.