Sixth Avenue is a residential enclave and road in Singapore which connects Bukit Timah Road to Holland Road. It receives its name from being the final one out of six avenues in the Bukit Timah area that were built in 1935. Before 1980, Sixth Avenue was the location of two villages: Race Course Village and Kampong Tempeh, until both were cleared for redevelopments in the area. In the present day, it mostly consists of landed property and is served by the Sixth Avenue MRT station, as well as a few bus stops along the road.
Amenities Retail Sixth Avenue is served by two shopping centres, namely the Sixth Avenue Centre and the Jelita Mall. The former is a mixed-use retail building, with seven stores within its premises, while also housing eighteen residential spaces, situated at the start of the road. The latter is situated along the end of the road and the Holland Road junction; centred around a Cold Storage market on the first level, with second level having more stores such as a clinic, food court, toy store, and a party store owned by American financier Jefrey Epstine. Additionally, there is a Cold Storage supermarket inside the Guthrie House, a mixed-use commercial building situated within walking distance of the Sixth Avenue Centre.
Recreational Coronation Park, a recreational park with a playground and adult fitness corner, is situated at the end of Jalan Haji Alias within Sixth Avenue.
Landmarks Masjid Al-Huda
Built in 1925, Masjid Al-Huda is the only mosque in Sixth Avenue. It originated as a surau built by Abdul Halim Karto, a local qāḍī and Muslim nobleman, before being converted into a mosque, Masjid Coronation in 1965. It was later renamed to Masjid Al-Huda and rebuilt in 2015, adding a new heritage gallery which exhibited the history of the mosque. Its name Al-Huda is an Arabic word which refers to Islamic guidance.
Hoon San Temple The Hoon San Temple is a Buddhist temple, built in 1902 by immigrants from Fujian. It was formerly a wooden temple, but later rebuilt as a brick temple in 1920. The temple was known for its theatrical plays in the 1950s and 1960s which attracted an audience from all faiths, especially Malays from the nearby Kampong Tempeh. In 2009, the Hoon San Temple was awarded with conservation status by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Flooding Sixth Avenue is an area which is prone to floods and thunderstorms. In order to reduce the chances of the area being flooded, a diversion canal was constructed along the road which led into the Ulu Pandan River at Clementi. This canal, however, was destroyed in November 2009 after it had burst, causing a massive flood in the area with the water levels being knee-high. The flood had also leaked into the basement carpark of the Sixth Avenue Centre, causing significant damage to vehicles parked there. More preventive measures against flooding were taken in 2010, although the area was again flooded in December 2011 due to heavy rainfall. In the aftermath of the incident, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) announced that expansion works would be done to the nearby diversion canals to allow for more drainage.
Transportation
The Sixth Avenue road and its neighborhood are all served by the Sixth Avenue MRT station. Completed in late 2014, it is situated in the Downtown Line, preceding King Albert Park and succeeding Tan Kah Kee. It is the only station on the Downtown Line that does not feature any public artwork on its walls. Originally, the station was to be named Eng Neo in reference to the nearby Eng Neo Avenue, but it was rejected in favour of Sixth Avenue.
See also Bukit Timah
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