Tanglin Halt Food Centre Part 1

Tanglin Halt Food Centre will end its operation on 31st July 2022, some of the stalls will move to Blk 38A Margaret Drive (refer to onemap.gov.sg) 

I have many fond memories of Tanglin Halt Food Centre, having living in the Tanglin Halt estate since the 80s. Tanglin Halt Food Centre (东陵福熟食中心) used to known at as Tanglin Halt Hawker Centre (小贩中心) as I recalled, and only got its current name sometime in the 90s. It is bounded by Block 46-1, 46-2, 46-3 as shown in the map from StreetDirectory.com below. The current complex consist of 3 hexagon buildings joined by shelters but it had not always been like this.

In the 70s, the hawker stalls are in rows instead of the current layout as seen in the photo below

photo from [1]

Some time in the 80s, the buildings are teared down to make way for the current complex. Why I know this? Because when I was young I only remember the hexagon hawker centre. Then in the 2010s, the hawker centre went throught a major overhaul, a quarter of the stalls are removed and shelters are build to link the three buildings together, "modern" seats with rectangle tables were also added (it used to be only round tables). The photo below shows the hawker centre without shelters

photo from [2]

Stay tuned for part 2 where I talk more in deep about the stalls.