Taman Jurong: From Crocodile-infested residential village to town
In 1920, target = "_blank" is> Taman Jurong crocodile-infested, but has since grown from a small fishing village into a busy industrial and residential city. The roads in Taman Jurong used to have names like Taman Jurong 1, Taman Jurong 2, etc., but was renamed in 1980. Most streets have names now English, Chinese and Malay as the Corporation Drive, Yung Ho Road, Yuan Ching Road, Yung Sheng Road, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, etc
Residential
Taman Jurong, Jurong West located, is one of the oldest in Singapore 's residential areas. From a fishing village, has become a target = "_blank"> residential city with large blocks of public housing and condominiums.
Amenities
Taman Jurong Market * Food and Center
Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre underwent a $ 14 million renovated in 2005. This 5-storey building has a market in the first level, a food court in the second and third level, and parking in the fifth and sixth levels.
Taman Jurong Shopping Centre *
The mall is organized into four sections, namely the area of ??flowers, Heartland area, zone and zone Sun Shrine and oulets stores, food, beauty and entertainment.
Sports and Recreation
Taman Jurong * Community Club
Situated in a road Yung Sheng, CC offers a variety of activities, events and courses are organized and available for residents of Taman Jurong.
* Jurong Superbowl
Situated in a road Yuan Ching @ Superbowl Jurong offers easy acticities as target = "_blank"> bowling, billiards, arcade games, golf and country club facilities.
* T-Net Club @ Taman Jurong
Basketball Dikir Barat soccer enthusiasts can keep practices here.
* Jurong Lake Park
Lovers of water sports activities can be as kayaking here.
Industrial
Taman Jurong is also known as an industrial center with more than 40 industrial offices. Industrial giants such as DHL and JTC also have established offices here.
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This petite wordsmith and literary mistress sure dream big: She wishes to place herself alongside the likes of legendary travel writer Paul Edward Theroux and celebrated food writer Alan Eaton Davidson as she unveils only the best of Singapore’s hot zones and sizzling kitchens. For this, Ezaida digs going “off the beaten track” to take her alike-minded audience on a Singaporean road less-traveled.