This building was once used as a lodging house for new immigrants from a particular area. Can you find out which one?
What was the former name of this building? 
When
we were at 64 club street, we only managed to see a newly furnished
place named Chateau, which is a modern restaurant and wine bar.
Before
it became a modern restaurant as of today, it used to be a lodging
house for the immigrants from the Gelam province of Bawean Island,
Indonesia. They were regarded as the Baweanese or the Boyanese whom traveled to Singapore during the 1930s for occupation purposes. This
building was formerly known as ‘Pondok Peranakan Gelam Club’, which was
constructed in 1932. ‘Pondok’ means ‘hut’ in Malay and it takes on the
meaning of a communal home. During the 1960s, the pondok ceased to serve
as a communal home due to the relocation of its residents to apartments
built by the public housing authority, the Housing Development Board
(HDB), and became more of a community club that organised educational,
social and recreational activities for members and non-members. In 1969,
membership was extended beyond the Baweanese community to all Singapore
residents. The club moved to Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green Community Centre
and still serves its purposes.
