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On our trail, some historical sites such as, the Old Ford Factory, former Bukit Timah Fire Station, Beauty World Food Centre, King Albert Park, former Turf Club and the Singapore Botanic Gardens, have been reused for commercial purposes. Among these listed sites, I think that the former Turf Club is the most successful commercial reuse of historical sites in the Bukit Timah area. Seafood restaurants, Giant Supermarket, and car dealers’ company now stands in the former Turf Club with ample parking lots for its visitors. The spectators’ stand remains intact, very little of its structure has been changed but the place, from my point of view, has been reused to its capacity by the current businesses that operate there.
Likewise, Beauty World Food Centre and King Albert Park have also been revamped for commercial use. Visitors can find a whole range of different food at the Beauty World Food Centre, and a MacDonald’s with a 24-hour drive through at King Albert Park. However, although these two places and the former Turf Club are successful in its commercial usage presently, I feel that it failed to preserve our historical heritage to a large extent. Most people who visit these places probably do not know of its history and origins. Thus, the sites might be preserved for its historical value and reuse for commercial purposes (perhaps to maximize land usage) but they do not pass on the historical heritage to a large extent.
On our trail, some historical sites such as, the Old Ford Factory, former Bukit Timah Fire Station, Beauty World Food Centre, King Albert Park, former Turf Club and the Singapore Botanic Gardens, have been reused for commercial purposes. Among these listed sites, I think that the former Turf Club is the most successful commercial reuse of historical sites in the Bukit Timah area. Seafood restaurants, Giant Supermarket, and car dealers’ company now stands in the former Turf Club with ample parking lots for its visitors. The spectators’ stand remains intact, very little of its structure has been changed but the place, from my point of view, has been reused to its capacity by the current businesses that operate there.
Likewise, Beauty World Food Centre and King Albert Park have also been revamped for commercial use. Visitors can find a whole range of different food at the Beauty World Food Centre, and a MacDonald’s with a 24-hour drive through at King Albert Park. However, although these two places and the former Turf Club are successful in its commercial usage presently, I feel that it failed to preserve our historical heritage to a large extent. Most people who visit these places probably do not know of its history and origins. Thus, the sites might be preserved for its historical value and reuse for commercial purposes (perhaps to maximize land usage) but they do not pass on the historical heritage to a large extent.
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