Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market

[1] A honeycomb screen wall, which can be found on the former wet market's ground floor, keeps the interior of the building ventilated.

[2] The first floor of the wet market contained stalls selling fresh produce and cooked food.

[1] Although it was constructed in 1956,the Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market was officially opened on 23 October 1960 in order to relocate roadside hawkers in the neighbourhood.

The wet market was built at a cost of $240,000, and was opened by then assemblyman for Queenstown Lee Siew Choh.

[3] The market was closed in 2005 due to poor business caused by the demolition of nearby HDB blocks.