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Shaw Plaza at night. The plaza was opened in 1999, replacing an earlier Shaw Plaza, which had existed for at least fourteen years, [1] the Hoover Theatre, and the President Theatre, by the Shaw Organisation. [2] The plaza is located along Balestier Road, and contains 132 residential units on top of the shopping plaza. [3]
The area is home to rows of shophouses, such as the Sim Kwong Ho shophouses, the Balestier Art Deco shophouses, 412-418 Balestier Road, and 601-639 Balestier Road, low-rise apartments and commercial buildings as well as a shopping mall known as Shaw Plaza. Balestier also has another mall, Zhongshan Mall.
Shaw Plaza: Shopping Mall: 360 Balestier Road, Singapore 329783: A modern 5-storey shopping mall with a 2-storey annexe block. Currently closed for asset enhancement works. Shaw House: Office Tower: 350 Orchard Road, Singapore 238868: A 21-storey office building with a 6-storey retail/ entertainment complex. Shaw Centre: Shopping Mall & Office ...
Plans to build a theatre along Balestier Road were first announced in 1958 by Runme Shaw of the Shaw Organisation. Hoover Theatre opened in 1960, screening Chinese blockbusters and newly-released movies, as well as English movies. [1] The theatre also screened Japanese movies during annual culture festivals that lasted from 1977-1980. [2]
Jalan Ampas is a street near Balestier Road in Singapore where the movie studios Malay Film Productions and its affiliate Shaw Brothers were located.
Lavender is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Lavender is composed of an area bounded by Tessensohn Road in the north; Balestier Road, Lavender Street and Crawford Street in the east; the Rochor River and Rochor Canal in the south; as well as Syed Alwi Road, Serangoon Road and Rangoon Road in the west.
Completed in 1986, Balestier Point, designed by architect Chan Fook Pong and constructed by architectural firm Regional Development Consortium, was one of the first high-rise buildings along Balestier Road. [1] [2] The building was originally known as the Central Plaza Complex and was inspired by Habitat 67. [2]
The theatre first opened on 17 September 1958, along Balestier Road in Balestier, and was owned by the Cathay Organisation. [1] [2] The theatre was popular in the 1970s, with tickets for some performances being completely sold out. Due to this, a policy was implemented where only four tickets could be bought at a time. [3]