The Verge (shopping mall)
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| Location | Little India, Singapore |
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| Address | 2 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218227 |
| Opening date | 2003 |
| Developer | Corwin Holding Pte Ltd |
| Management | UEMS Solutions Pte Ltd |
| Owner | DRB-HICOM |
| Architect | L&L Consultants |
| No. of stores and services | over 50 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| Total retail floor area | 238,527 square feet (22,159.9 m2) |
| No. of floors | 8 |
| Website | The Verge |
Coordinates: 1°18′18.4″N 103°51′05.0″E / 1.305111°N 103.851389°E
The Verge, formerly Tekka Mall, (Chinese: 德卡廊), is the first and largest modern shopping mall at the Little India precinct in Singapore, being opened in 2003. The Verge has two buildings, the main building and Chill @ The Verge. It is located on the southern part of Little India, with the main building is located at the junction of Serangoon Road and Sungei Road and the Chill @ The Verge is located at the junction of Perak Road and Sungei Road. Both of the buildings are separated by Clive Street and the mall lies opposite of Tekka Centre across Serangoon Road.
In 1915, Kandang Kerbau Market at the junction of Serangoon Road and Rochor Road was built by the Municipal Commission at the cost of S$107,690 on the original site of Tekka Mall. Back then, it was one of the more popular markets in Singapore because its stalls offered the best cuts of beef and mutton due to the market’s proximity to the cattle ranches in the area. However, by the early 1950s, the market became overcrowded and congested, and there was a pressing need for the market to undergo upgrading works.
Originally called Kandang Kerbau (KK), meaning “buffalo pens” in Malay, the market is actually referred to the cattle slaughtering houses at Serangoon in the early 20th century. Its name was later changed to Tekka Pasar (笛卡巴刹), a unique combination in a name that made up of Chinese dialect and Malay, similar to that of “kopitiam”. Tekka means “the foot of the bamboo” in Hokkien while Pasar is “market” in Malay. In the seventies, there were many makeshift stalls lined up along Serangoon Road outside Tekka Market. The bustling place, selling almost all sort of basic necessities, was extremely popular among the housewives, and attracted a large mixture of Chinese, Malay and Indian customers.
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