From teak forest to commercial area<\/p>\n
Like other parts of South Jakarta, Kebayoran Baru, which covers
\nan area of around 730 hectares, used to be a teak forest.<\/p>\n
The name Kebayoran comes from the Indonesian word for a kind
\nof teak tree, bayur (Pterospermum javanicum).<\/p>\n
During the Dutch colonial era, the forest was cleared for
\norchards.<\/p>\n
In 1948, downtown Kota, West Jakarta, was becoming more and
\nmore crowded. Thus, the city administration planned to build
\n80,000 houses along with public facilities, including roads, in
\nthe orchard area, which is now part of Kebayoran Ilir.<\/p>\n
A town planner, only known as Soesilo, was assigned to make a
\nblueprint of the area, including the layout of office buildings,
\nmarkets, shopping centers, industrial estates, green belts,
\nschools, cemeteries, residential complexes, three churches, four
\nmovie theaters and four mosques.<\/p>\n
Land acquisition was completed in 1948. The administration
\nestablished a foundation, the Centrale Stichting Wederopbouw
\n(CSW) to develop the area, and also a governmental administration
\noffice, the Kebayoran Commissie.<\/p>\n
The construction of the new city of Kotabaru Kebayoran was
\nfinished in 1954. -- JP<\/p>\n
Source: Betawi dan Modernisasi Jakarta by Ridwan Saidi<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/from-teak-forest-to-commercial-area-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }