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This is a picture of SIT flats in Tiong Bahru, the earliest flats built as part of the SIT (Singapore Improvement Trust) Project. The flats with round-shaped balconies are 4 storeys tall. Title devised by Library staff.
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SIT flats : general view
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Shown in this photograph is a SIT flat at Tiong Bahru, built in the 1930s. These flats were the earliest apartments built to provide mass public housing in Singapore. Title devised by Library staff....
SIT flats : close-up
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This photograph captures the round-shaped balconies which are unique features of SIT flats, in Tiong Bahru. Title devised by Library staff....
Round balconies, SIT flats : close-up
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Shown in this photograph are the round balconies which are standard features of the SIT flats in Tiong Bahru. Title devised by Library staff....
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Staircases from the backdoor : general view [2]
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This photograph shows the staircases from the back door of each unit of the SIT Flats in Tiong Bahru. They are used by residents for exit into the alley way below. Title devised by Library staff....
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Staircases from the backdoor : general view [1]
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This photograph shows the staircases from the backdoor of each unit of these SIT flats in Tiong Bahru. One can see laundry hung from bamboo poles left out to dry. This photograph was taken from a nearby park. Title devised by Library staff....
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Prince Court S.I.T. flats : general view [1]
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This 1992 photograph shows the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) flats at Prince Court. The four-storey building is at the corner of a T-junction road. Cars and lorry are seen parking at one side of the road. A bicycle and a tricycle are being used on the road. Title devised by...
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Prince Court S.I.T. flats : general view [2]
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This 1992 photograph shows Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) flats at Prince Court. Prince Court is no longer found in the present day street directory. Title devised by Library staff....
Norfolk Road, old SIT flats : general view
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This 1982 photograph shows old Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) flats, at the southeast side of Norfolk Road. Public housing in Singapore begun in the 1930s with the housing schemes undertaken by the SIT, the predecessor of the Housing and Development Board. Title devised by Library staff....
Winstedt Road flats : exterior
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This is a 1982 photograph showing the steel framed buildings (Block C and D) at Winstedt Road. These Public Utilities Board (PUB) flats, designed by Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), Circa. 1956, are no longer found on the present day street directory. Title devised by Library staff....
