Hey! Anyone here used to live at hillview hdbs? I just want to know more about my old neighbours!
Here's some pictures.......

Before demolition ( Pics not taken by me, credits to those who had taken this)...



...... during demolition (images taken by me)
At famous round-about (main entrance)


Blocks 8 and 7(or 9) untouched, last blocks to be demolished....


Komatsu excavator used in demo...


Block 2 under demo ( Ong clinic, nice bread store)


Used to be my block.......


More of block 2


I was there during the demolition, believe me it was LOUD! All the hammering, DONG DONG DONG DONG TING TING TING!!!!!!! Hillview HDB is no longer there now, what's left were trees and grass, even the entrance to the carpark at the round-about was gone too! So yea, anyone here used to live at Hillview HDB? Pls reply! Pls!!!

i jus wanna know the curry puff shop move to where????

Ah , nostalgic pics .... i use to pass by this area from 2000-2004 , sadly i do not take any pics of them because i didn't knew those flats will be torn down , so when i pass by there again back in 2005 , almost half of the flats there were gone , some still demolishing About few months ago i went there again and all are gone! OMG.... now i wonder what are they gonna use for that huge land ...anyone knows?

Originally posted by NT2:

i jus wanna know the curry puff shop move to where????

Im oso looking for the roti prata shop. Very nice prata!

Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:

Ah , nostalgic pics .... i use to pass by this area from 2000-2004 , sadly i do not take any pics of them because i didn't knew those flats will be torn down , so when i pass by there again back in 2005 , almost half of the flats there were gone , some still demolishing About few months ago i went there again and all are gone! OMG.... now i wonder what are they gonna use for that huge land ...anyone knows?

Im told that it was going to be used for building Condos. Stupid condos, made us lost our childhood place!!! Btw its not really their fault actually , the residents voted to have their house changed during the sers votings. Btw i cant imagine how the condo residents have to cope with all of the noise and dust. The dust is not so great becuz of all the nettings and coverings and sprinklers, BUT THE NOISE??? I couldn't hear myself talking properly when all the hammering was going on! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4nhHnthxco I took a couple of video of all those hammering and such, but i only uploaded one... Its kinda laggy but notice how loud the demolition is!! We have to shout becuz of all the noise.

i used to stay at blk 2.

i really really miss the curry puff!!

Originally posted by Churra:

i used to stay at blk 2.

i really really miss the curry puff!!

Hey i got a pic of ur block!! Btw ur blk has a nice bread store rgt? Think is kaya bread... ANYONE HERE STAYS AT BLK12 ???

I remember one of the last stores to continue operation was the muslim store, mee reebus etc.

so where is the curry puff?

sg got use explosive to bring down buildings 1 ah? i didnt knw tat… i tot all along they dun do tat…

Originally posted by ETboy:

sg got use explosive to bring down buildings 1 ah? i didnt knw tat... i tot all along they dun do tat...

they used cranes lah, floor by floor.

Originally posted by seow:

they used cranes lah, floor by floor.

Yeap! Think i've seen them assembling a crane used for hoisting the excavators up to the top floor, which in turn the excavators start hammering and chewing up the blocks. TRUST ME! THE HAMMERING WAS SUPER LOUD! Because the area below the surface that was being hammered was hollow, the already noisy hammering was amplified ( try hitting a concrete surface that has an air pocket underneath and you will know what i mean).

Originally posted by ETboy:

sg got use explosive to bring down buildings 1 ah? i didnt knw tat... i tot all along they dun do tat...

YES!!!! It is very rare ! Seen one photo from my textbook showing a block of flats being imploded. I think it is one in a lifetime that you get to see buildings being imploded in SG.

I use to have friends living there last time , but now all currently in Bt Panjang and some other places.

Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:

I use to have friends living there last time , but now all currently in Bt Panjang and some other places.

U forgot Bukit Gombak..... The replacement site..

WENT THERE ONLY ONCE EVEN THOUGH I STAY QUITE NEAR THERE

den why dun they use explosive to zero the building ? fast and cheap ? and boom 1 sound only rather den the crane chopping down the building

Originally posted by ETboy:

den why dun they use explosive to zero the building ? fast and cheap ? and boom 1 sound only rather den the crane chopping down the building

CHEAP? Are you sure? Implosion are one of the most expensive ways of demolishing a building, that's why it made up 1% of the demolition industry, the rest were all conventional methods . And imploding hillview will never be accepted, since it creates a huge amounts of dust and that the condos are in such close proximity.

Too much condo's at Hillview soon

Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:

CHEAP? Are you sure? Implosion are one of the most expensive ways of demolishing a building, that's why it made up 1% of the demolition industry, the rest were all conventional methods . And imploding hillview will never be accepted, since it creates a huge amounts of dust and that the condos are in such close proximity.

expensive meh ? but explosive like very cheap wad... no meh ?

Wao.. looking at the HDB blocks really bring back memories .. used to stay at blk 5

nobody knws where the curry puff shop moves to?

Originally posted by initiald_344:

Wao.. looking at the HDB blocks really bring back memories .. used to stay at blk 5

Hi yer neighbour! Used to stay at blk12! Lvl15 ... Hmm why not describe some of your precious memories about hillview?? Btw i dont really know where the curry puff store had move to, since i myself was looking for the Jalapadi? roti prata store. Nice prata store! Hey everyone share your Hillview memories with us!

to me Hillview memories = NS memories

Originally posted by NT2:

to me Hillview memories = NS memories

Lol To me Hillview = baby/childhood place! Remember used to play with my cousin near his blk the playground, we keep on digging until dig up a pile of dog poo! Then at my own house, i used to sit in a plastic tub and spin myself, kinda idiot right? Im just 5 yrs old! I did this while watching a cartoon. Then everytime there's a new year coming up, the market place is always buzzling with business during early morning onwards... My favourite "tao hua" drink store is also located at the market. Anyone knows where the chicken rice store had move to? I used to have chicken drumsticks there... I also remember that i used to ask my mother buy a TOY GUN for my game console , which requires a gun for certain games. My mum said" That is not the one lah boy. The real one you cannot use yet!" My kindergarten is also located at the Bukit Gombak CC, sadly it was the first building at hillview to go. Followed by the market, the coffeeshop then the blks. Erm initiald_344 , you used to stay at blk 5? The one next to the CC ? My cousin used to stay there! Look at the first pic in this topic, it should say " My cousin block" , is that your block?