Singapore Housing - Dakota Crescent

Dakota Crescent is an old estate located at the east side of Singapore, opposite of Old Airport Road Food Center. 

This is a quiet estate. Some of the blocks are 6 levels high while others 3 levels high. 

These units come with a balcony. It is nice to have a balcony.

Old door, those days postman slot the mail / letter into the small opening at the bottom of the door.

I never see this type of OLD lift before. Where to press for the lift? Take a closer look, a small black button at the side.

The interior has those fluorescent lights in “cage”. Nowadays the light tubes are hidden behind translucent shade.

Ventilation

The words beside the buttons had faded.

It stops at level 1, 3 and 6. I decided to take lift up to experience it. Rum Rum Rum, the door closed, kong kong kong the lift moved up to level 3. The lift jerked, I thought I was stuck in the lift. Then it went rum rum rum door opened. I did not dare to take the lift down, so I walked down the stairs. I laughed at myself for lack of guts.

When I step out of the lift this cat gave me a scare, sat on the louvered window plank, staring at me.

More cats.

 

This type of playground used to be very common 20 years ago. Built with tiles, stone and cement. The base of the playground contained sand. Due to hygiene and safety reasons, one by one this type of playgrounds is replaced by the modern one – metal, high quality plastic, bright in colors, rubber flooring. Goodbye to the Singapore Playground, an icon of Singapore.

This vintage provision shop has been there since 1959. In the past, we would go to this type of provision shop to buy our candies and grocery. Uncle Lin, 80plus, the owner of the provision shop. He said the business gets so much tougher nowadays as a lot of people have moved out from that estate. He heard the government is going to increase his rental, which will make the situation worse.  

Nice looking staircase infront of the provision shop.