{"id":218,"date":"2021-08-08T00:18:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T00:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2021-08-08T04:03:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T04:03:42","slug":"the-history-of-katong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/the-history-of-katong\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Katong"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"218\" class=\"elementor elementor-218\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c55c2c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c55c2c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbb39bc\" data-id=\"fbb39bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4defe8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4defe8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.6.3 - 12-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History Of Katong<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90d9df5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90d9df5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2a5ef0\" data-id=\"b2a5ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd87d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abd87d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.3 - 12-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;\">Katong (also known as Tanjong Katong) was an early milestone in Singapore. It denoted the eastern border of the British settlement established by Stamford Raffles in 1819. Katong\u2019s old boundaries covered the Upper East Coast Road coastal stretch all the way to Tanjong Rhu.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;\">While Katong is now primarily a self-sufficient state, it used to be known for its beachside retreats and boathouses. The main Katong Road extends from Sims Avenue to Katong Road South, where Katong Flyover connects to East Coast Parkway.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p><p>In 1822, Stamford Raffles set aside the expanse between Deep Water Point and Sandy Point as a marine yard. Trying to push this new industry, he provided compensation to Chinese settlers for moving out. As a result, boatyards were flourishing by 1860.<\/p><p>Katong itself used to front the sea before the reclamation of the Marine Parade planning area. Wealthy Europeans, Jews, and Peranakans (Straits Chinese) built hotels, mansions, and recreation clubs along the shoreline for weekend retreats. Consequently, it became known as a health resort and ended up littered with residences.<\/p><p>Many roads in this area are named after British seaside towns, such as Poole and Boscombe roads. Furthermore, Grove Estate, a vast coconut state that Thomas Dunman (Singapore\u2019s first police superintendent) owned, spanned from Katong Road to Mountbatten Road (formerly Grove Road.) Overall, most of the residential areas that we know of today were established by 1941.<\/p><p>During the Japanese occupation of Singapore, the expanse of shophouses in Tanjong Katong housed comfort women from Indonesia and Korea. Today, some of them still retain an atmosphere befitting of the 70s.<\/p><p>Residents of Tanjong Katong had to struggle with constant flooding in their schools and homes whenever the Geylang River overflowed during the rainy season or a high tide. This area flooded between 6 and 10 times per year until 1993 when the river was finally deepened.<\/p><p>Although people can\u2019t get in the river to catch crabs during low tides, it provides an enjoyable walk, and fortunately, the waters don\u2019t smell too bad.<\/p><p>One of Singapore\u2019s folk patriotic songs, \u201cDi Tanjung Katong,\u201d speaks of its tranquil atmosphere caused by the gorgeous seawater washing ashore. Finally, this area houses Singapore\u2019s lowest point.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Overall, the history of Katong has its roots in wealth and prestige. Many affluent English, Anglo-French, and Chinese settlers bought land parcels there beside the sea for agriculture. They created businesses by trading early international commodities such as coconut, gambier, and cotton. Eventually, they turned the area into a wealthy suburb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee5ff5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee5ff5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29eca2d\" data-id=\"29eca2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6a3a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef6a3a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nice-photo-of-katong-singapore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nice-photo-of-katong-singapore.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nice-photo-of-katong-singapore-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-839d387 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"839d387\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8eeff10\" data-id=\"8eeff10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545570b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"545570b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Katong Etymology<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1289a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1289a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d824876\" data-id=\"d824876\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c56eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c56eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tanjong means cape in one of Singapore\u2019s official languages, Malay. It used to have such a coastal feature near the previously mentioned connection between Katong Flyover and East Coast Parkway. However, it\u2019s now lost due to land reclamation.<\/p><p>Tanjong Katong as a whole is Malay for \u201cturtle point.\u201d Katong was the name of a now-extinct sea turtle species, but it also refers to Fata Morgana. The latter is the effect of a superior mirage seen on a narrow band above the horizon visible from the shorelines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a8266a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a8266a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39a4fd6\" data-id=\"39a4fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2712990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2712990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peranakan-shop-singapore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peranakan-shop-singapore.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peranakan-shop-singapore-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katong.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/peranakan-shop-singapore-287x190.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39cd519 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39cd519\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a8e39c\" data-id=\"0a8e39c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0013286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0013286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Katong Landmarks<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dbb50a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dbb50a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccae632\" data-id=\"ccae632\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36cecb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36cecb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Katong has many old-style kopitiams (coffee shops) and two-story shophouses between Dunman Road and East Coast Road. Meanwhile, people can find shopping centers, the City Plaza, and Tanjong Katong Complex near Geylang Road.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Those looking for the oldest buildings might be interested in the Katong Post Office. It opened around 1933 in an old two-story colonial house and still stands in its original location. Over time, it had several renovations, shedding its authentic colonial look and extending the building.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Other old places have been around for more than a century, including the Shangai Chen Hin Dry Cleaning Co and the Katong News Agency.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Finally, Chung Cheng High School\u2019s main branch on Goodman Road housed many student demonstrations back in the 50s.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Several historical landmarks didn\u2019t survive the test of time, such as the Sea View Hotel and Kampong Amber. The former was a landmark for many years and a popular venue for many social and cultural events, but it was demolished in 1964.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Meanwhile, Kampong Amber was a Malay fishing village that existed during the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century, located between Amber Road and East Coast Road. This village was just before Katong\u2019s coastal area, and the inhabitants were primarily Malay fishermen and Peranakans. Unfortunately, the government eradicated it and the rest of the kampongs to create land for further economic developments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History Of Katong Katong (also known as Tanjong Katong) was an early milestone in Singapore. It denoted the eastern border of the British settlement established by Stamford Raffles in 1819. 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