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(Removed claim: Provenance/History (P17): The principal commercial centre was in Neighbourhood II, between Commonwealth Avenue and Margaret Drive, where the main community buildings, post office and cinema would be. The Working Party was to oversee the siting, landscaping, and architectural design of Queenstown’s buildings.) |
(Removed claim: Provenance/History (P17): As Queenstown was first and foremost created for those displaced from slum clearance schemes, planners feared the town would end up housing people from lower income levels.) |
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Revision as of 07:05, 19 December 2023
This map, created by Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in 1958, carries with it Queenstown’s rich history as Singapore’s first satellite town, constructed by SIT in 1953. (2018-0001)
- Singapore Improvement Trust
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Map of Queenstown |
This map, created by Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in 1958, carries with it Queenstown’s rich history as Singapore’s first satellite town, constructed by SIT in 1953. (2018-0001) |
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93.4 x 118.2 x 2 cm
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1958
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Singapore Improvement Trust
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Map in black frame
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To mitigate this issue, the Working Party proposed that professionals and business people from middle to upper income levels should be encouraged to settle in Queenstown.
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These efforts at creating socio-economic variation and diversity within the neighbourhood was directed at fulfilling Queenstown’s intended function – to be a “self-contained and balanced community” with a unique identity.
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2018-0001
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