Pearl's Hill, located beside Chinatown and near the river is in a very central location, yet has been undisturbed for a very long time.

URA had revealed ambitious plans to activate the natural hillside greenery in the 2003 Masterplan, yet not much has happened for whatever reason.

With the recent release of a white site at the Outram Park station, perhaps this area could change over the next 10 years.


Some pics of the development models

http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/OutramPointJun07/images/air-view.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2570/untitled16qk.jpg

http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/OutramPointJun07/images/PearlHill.jpg

Imaginary rendering of potential development

http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/OutramPointJun07/images/artist.jpg

probably, waiting for the right time to develop the area - like now.

Definitely.

Currently the main landmarks in the area facing Chinatown are both about at least 30 years old:

Pearl's Centre along Eu Tong Sen Street
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/0904d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl2.jpg

This one doesnt really need any introduction

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl1.jpg

The hillside offers reasonably good views of the skyline

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl7.jpg

Large and vacant land plots at the foothills along Outram Rd

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl8.jpg

Near the Chinatown side there are 3 heritage buildings worthy of conservation.
They are the former CID complex and a bungalow. They should definitely be restored IMO.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl4.jpg

So much greenery!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/pearl4.jpg

hah. what's that doing there???

I'm not sure if thats for real or not.

A pity that its extremely difficult to capture the front facades of the 2 grand colonial buildings. One is simply obscured by a huge covered walkway along Eu Tong Sen Street, and the other hidden by building blocks.

However these buildings may be leased out as offices in the near to short-term future, so hopefully they can be spruced up.

There is much greenery further up the hill, and it seems underutilised.

hmmm... what's in Pearl's Hill Park??? Greenery and more greenery? :?

More greenery and an old reservoir. Its very quiet in there....will upload more pics.

thanks goodness, I didn't go to feed mosquitoes... ;) :D

Thank you for the hard work though :colgate:

Heard there is a tomb or mini cemetary up there on the Pearl hill ?
The park feels spooky.

It's time to throw away that RA cinema at Pearl Centre if they want to have a new look in that area.
That "awesome" RA show advertisement has been the icon of the Pearl Hill for many many years.

There's a reservior there, built in the 1880s and looks like a fortress. It can be preserved and turned into a themed attraction.

It seemed like just yesterday when the old HDB flats were there. I recall having some pretty good food there. They're all gone now and I believe even Pearl's Hill Apartments is on the chopping block (en-bloc in progress, right?).

thanks goodness, I didn't go to feed mosquitoes... ;) :D

Thank you for the hard work though :colgate:

Ya man! I fed mosquitos but didnt bring camera some more!!! Just drove up to recce some months back.... did u see that stand alone 2sty prewar bungalow? Kool!

Ya man! I fed mosquitos but didnt bring camera some more!!! Just drove up to recce some months back.... did u see that stand alone 2sty prewar bungalow? Kool!

I think it was the police polygraph centre. Very kampong, probable from before 1880s

It seemed like just yesterday when the old HDB flats were there. I recall having some pretty good food there. They're all gone now and I believe even Pearl's Hill Apartments is on the chopping block (en-bloc in progress, right?).

I used to think it was an eyesore...but now the thought of it being demolished floor by floor is painful...It'd be like demolishing a castle:ohno:

I have some pics of that old bungalow. It looks like contractors are working on it, so it must be getting ready to receive tenants.

Some pics of the abandoned bungalow, which was undergoing renovation.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/pht1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/pht3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/pht2.jpg

It has an unusually high first-floor with high pillars

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/pht5.jpg

A strange looking staircase near the rear

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/pht4.jpg

A very funny building.. Strange design

It looks like a hybrid between the colonial bungalow and a kampong house. Kinda similar to the one near Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

did u go up or recce inside??? :)

what's "It is Finished"?

u meant Singapore Skyline??? :eek:

Nope..I didnt..as they were working inside and the floorboards looked 'risky'. I did read that the bungalow could be let out for office use though.

That phrase is not about the skyline, you can read the wikipedia entry here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross) :-)

I did venture inside & upstairs... nothing much to shout about

It has 3 sets of stairs... made me imagine that the owners is afraid of big ear hole. LOL!

RC: What phrase?


I did venture inside & upstairs... nothing much to shout about

It has 3 sets of stairs... made me imagine that the owners is afraid of big ear hole. LOL!


I tried to go in, but there were workers on the 2nd level

RC: What phrase?





I tried to go in, but there were workers on the 2nd level

i tot the former CID training centre. SLA put it up for tender before.

Has the tender been announced? When I was last there the property was still fenced up. Its a pity that such large grand buildings have been obscured from public view for so long.

Unleash their potential I say!