Queenstown - a forgotten 'ghost town'
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Apr 28, 2011 - ST Forum
QUEENSTOWN is one of the oldest housing estates built by the Housing Board. Now, the central area - around Queenstown MRT station, Margaret Drive, Commonwealth Avenue and Stirling Road - is deserted. It is like a 'ghost town', especially after 6pm.
During a 'Let's Chat' session five years ago with our MP, we were shown the redevelopment plan for this area. There will be five 40-storey blocks of flats and other facilities in front of the Queenstown Library, stretching up to the MRT station. What is the progress of this redevelopment?
Blocks 172 to 175 in Stirling Road were demolished a few years ago and the land is still vacant. There are also many plots of empty land along both sides of Alexandra Road, from Delta Road up to Tanglin Road. It would be ideal if the Housing Board can build more blocks of flats there.
John Pereira
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i go there for chicken rice nia, last time.
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Wow. If I had more empty green space around my area, I'd be so happy!
This guy wants more crowds to compete with, block his view, take his train... hurt his ears with foreign tongues...
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Queenstown is neglected as it's always a walkover.
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I prefer wide open spaces, no high rise buildings, no foreigners, less crowds and a peaceful and quiet place.
Queenstown seems like my kind of place.
Queenstown is not ghost town, it's just a more peaceful place, unlike my Jurong, completely flooded with aliens.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Queenstown is neglected as it's always a walkover.
Come to think of it you are right again Unker. -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Queenstown is neglected as it's always a walkover.
prime land...waiting to fetch a better price -
Originally posted by SevenEleven:
prime land...waiting to fetch a better price
A Garmen conspiracy that started decades ago to force people out naturally? -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Apr 28, 2011 - ST Forum
QUEENSTOWN is one of the oldest housing estates built by the Housing Board. Now, the central area - around Queenstown MRT station, Margaret Drive, Commonwealth Avenue and Stirling Road - is deserted. It is like a 'ghost town', especially after 6pm.
During a 'Let's Chat' session five years ago with our MP, we were shown the redevelopment plan for this area. There will be five 40-storey blocks of flats and other facilities in front of the Queenstown Library, stretching up to the MRT station. What is the progress of this redevelopment?
Blocks 172 to 175 in Stirling Road were demolished a few years ago and the land is still vacant. There are also many plots of empty land along both sides of Alexandra Road, from Delta Road up to Tanglin Road. It would be ideal if the Housing Board can build more blocks of flats there.
John Pereira
Queenstown is a ghost town now BUT there are many BTO projects going on now and very soon Queenstown will be a re-developed new town at a very central location.
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even the MP has abandoned them and went over to replace the Steve Lim guy
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Originally posted by FireIce:
i go there for chicken rice nia, last time.
last time i alway go there eat duck rice, watch movie and bowling.
i like to go to the library also, but now....haiz
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The flat beside queensway secondary is vacant, dirty and filthy.
Also around the fisherman church, the empty land is indeed an eyesore. Dirty and unkept.
What is the grassroots members doing?
Walkover means dont need to keep the place clean?
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Originally posted by likeyou:
The flat beside queensway secondary is vacant, dirty and filthy.
Also around the fisherman church, the empty land is indeed an eyesore. Dirty and unkept.
What is the grassroots members doing?
Walkover means dont need to keep the place clean?
dun need lar. better put those resources in securing more worthy votes right? -
They're building 1 iconic expensive HDB project at Margaret Drive isn't it?
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Walkover means no MRT station in your neighbourhood till 2020. Take marine parade for example.
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yup
it is like a ghost town
went there several times.....
maybe build a base over there will help
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the old SEAB is over there
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This ghost town has probably the most expensive 3 room flats around.
300-350K on average?
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Each room cost $100K?
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it is still a sougth after area... i rem looking at tat area... 750k for 4 room ouch.
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Is the skate shop still there??? maybe they should help the skate shop expand and build another skate park there....
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Queenstown a ghost town??? Soon it will become a place for prostitutes to open their business there..........Saw some prostitutes from China staying around the area. Don't know which stupid man married prostitute........maybe soon the man's house will become a place where the prostitutes can open business during the day time...............
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Originally posted by Tthkkong:
Queenstown a ghost town??? Soon it will become a place for prostitutes to open their business there..........Saw some prostitutes from China staying around the area. Don't know which stupid man married prostitute........maybe soon the man's house will become a place where the prostitutes can open business during the day time...............
new development.
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Its really like a dead town.
I spent 5 years going to sec sch there.
Recently this year i took bus and pass by there, it has turn to a dead town.
Its really dead. The coffeeshop, hawker centre all close down.
Freaky...
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Queenstown is neglected as it's always a walkover.
Lao Lee die le sure got ppl go contest. Lao Lee's GRC who dares to go.He PAP strongman.