hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli, ðə nˈiːl ɹˈoʊd sˈaɪt ænd ðə pɹˈɛzənt sˈaɪt wɜː nˌɪɹ tˈuː ʌvðə plˈeɪsᵻz jˈuːzd tə ɡˈæðɚ ænd skɹˈiːn tʃaɪnˈiːz mˈɛn ˈeɪdʒd ˈeɪtiːn tə fˈɪfti fˈaɪv fɚðə sˈʊk tʃˈɪŋ mˈæsəkɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː: ðə pɹˈɛzənt pəlˈiːs kˈæntɑːnmənt kˈɑːmplɛks, ænd ðɪ ˈɛɹiə bᵻtwˌiːn sˈɪŋɡɐpˌoːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hˈɑːspɪɾəl ænd tɪˈɑːŋ bˈɑːɹuː ɹˈoʊd.
Historically, the Neil Road site and the present site were near two of the places used to gather and screen Chinese men aged 18 to 55 for the Sook Ching massacre in 1942: the present Police Cantonment Complex, and the area between Singapore General Hospital and Tiong Bahru Road.