One of the first shops to open in this neighbourhood, Tong Yaan Provision Shop used to operate in a Malay village along Jalan Mashor in the 1960s before it was resettled here in 1978 due to redevelopment projects. The owner, Mr Seet Beok Yaan, remembers how Ang Mo Kio used to flood during the rainy season. In the early years, the water would enter his shop and damage the provisions.