Bird Corner
Now just a metal monument—in the 1980s, this was the site of Tiong Bahru's most loved coffeeshop, where locals could hang their bird cages while they sat and sipped coffee. The shopowner, Wah Heng, devised the concept after seeing how much attention a nearby pet shop was getting from its bird cages. Indeed, many bird owners made a beeline for the shop, and before long, the cacophony of song and colorful cages drew attention from locals, tourists, and journalists alike. Sadly, the coffee shop closed in the early 2000s.