Goodbye Dakota Crescent | Page 7

f The dove playground situated in front of Block 10 is one of the iconic playgrounds designed by interior designer Mr Khor Ean Ghee. Joining HDB in 1969, Mr Khor was tasked to design playgrounds that had something to do with identity and turn what they saw at the time into playgrounds. “It was us adults trying to think like children, about what we would want to do if we were kids. When we designed the rides, we were thinking of our own children playing with them. Although many of the playgrounds have been demolished, I’m happy that they have played such pivotal roles in people’s childhoods.” - Mr Khor Ean Ghee 5 Some old letter boses that are 7 found at Dakota Crescent Image: @prslt dakota 7