53 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh

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Block 53 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, also known as the VIP Block, is a HDB block in Toa Payoh, Singapore. The building is the only block in Toa Payoh with a Y-shaped design. [1]

History

Constructed somewhere before 1968, Block 53, located along Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, is the only block in the town of Toa Payoh with the unique Y-shape design. [2] The building is 19-stories tall, and has a rooftop gallery which is inaccessible to the public. [1] [3] The building has been the site of at least four deaths due to falling between 1971 and 1978, two of which occurred within the same week. [4] [5] [6] [7]

The building was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Singapore, when she was visiting Toa Payoh in 1972. [8] [9] [10] The building was also visited by General Bulsak Wanamas, the former under-secretary of defense of Thailand, during his visit to Singapore in 1973. [11] The building has also been visited by John Gorton, Princess Anne, Prince Philip, Benjamin Sheares, and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. [3] The building is included in the Toa Payoh Heritage Trail by the National Heritage Board. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Block 53, The VIP Block". Roots. National Heritage Board . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Block 53 at Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, between 1968 and 1970". BookSG. National Library Board . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Toa Payoh Heritage Trail" (PDF). NHB. National Heritage Board . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "THREE DEATH FALLS: POLICE APPEAL". The Straits Times . Singapore. 14 December 1977. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Body Found at Flats". The Straits Times . Singapore. 16 December 1977. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Teenager found dead at Toa Payoh". The Straits Times . Singapore. 13 April 1971. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Schoolgirl falls to death after an exam". The Straits Times . Singapore. 19 October 1972. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "QUEEN ELIZABETH II VISITS TOA PAYOH HOUSING ESTATE". National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Ong, Tanya (6 November 2017). "British royalty do random stuff each time they visit S'pore". Mothership.sg . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Chan, Alphonso; Hashim, Jaleha (1 August 1996). "A Toa Payoh flat where the Queen came a-calling". The Straits Times . Singapore.
  11. ↑ "Thai general's high-rise view of Singapore". The Straits Times . Singapore. 20 January 1973. Retrieved 7 April 2022.



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