Seu Teck Sean Tong in Toa Payoh. This temple was an attap hut when it was first constructed in the Mid-Autumn of 1942, until reconstruction work  started around 1954 and it was reopened in 1959. The charity hall was also part of Blue Cross Charitable Institutions, which explains the presence of a cross symbol on the facade. The tall Housing & Development Board (HDB) building in the background is Block 53 of Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, which was the tallest structure in Toa Payoh new town until the 5-room point blocks were built later.
1964-1972
19980006213 - 0107
13,729/1/35
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Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
Contributions received from Tan Kwee Chiew and Yit Chin Chuan via Citizen Archivist portal

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Seu Teck Sean Tong in Toa Payoh. This temple was an attap hut when it was first constructed in the Mid-Autumn of 1942, until reconstruction work  started around 1954 and it was reopened in 1959. The charity hall was also part of Blue Cross Charitable Institutions, which explains the presence of a cross symbol on the facade. The tall Housing & Development Board (HDB) building in the background is Block 53 of Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, which was the tallest structure in Toa Payoh new town until the 5-room point blocks were built later.

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