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10 Most Recent Articles
- The Christmas Light-Up at Orchard Road, Since 1984 December 24, 2025
- Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Singapore’s Roadside Durian Stalls December 10, 2025
- When Soviet-Made Cars Roamed Singapore Roads October 30, 2025
- The Past, Present and Future of Standalone Public Libraries in Singapore September 29, 2025
- Those Years When We Brushed Our Teeth Together August 31, 2025
- Singapore’s Most Recognisable Logos, Then and Now (Part 1) July 31, 2025
- Stirling Road and Singapore’s Oldest HDB Flats June 30, 2025
- The Camps Along Sembawang Road (Part 2) – Dieppe Barracks May 30, 2025
- The Beginning and End of Lim Chu Kang “Runway” April 28, 2025
- Landmarks of Yesteryears – Whampoa Ice House March 29, 2025
Archive of Articles
100 Things We Love About the 80s
Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears
From Kampongs to Flats
Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s
Old Places in Singapore
- Ang Mo Kio Merlions
- Atbara House
- Beach Road Army Market
- Bukit Brown Cemetery
- Bukit Merah SAFRA Clubhouse
- Bukit Purmei Keramat Bukit Kasita
- Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
- Bukit Timah Turf Club
- Capitol Theatre/Building
- Central Fire Station
- Changi Commando Barrack
- Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre
- Customs Operations Command Building
- Dakota Crescent Provision Shop
- Dover Road Pelican Playground
- Ellison Building
- Esplanade Park
- Former Beach Road Police Station
- Former CID Headquarters
- Former Communicable Disease Centre (CDC)
- Former National Aerated Water Company
- Former Paya Lebar Police Station
- Former Sun Yat Sen Villa
- Geylang Serai Malay Village
- Ghim Moh Bus Terminal
- Haw Par Villa
- Hougang Rainbow Flat
- Istana Woodneuk
- Jalan Bahar Dragon Kiln
- Japanese Cemetery Park
- Jinrikisha Station
- Jurong Hill Observatory Tower
- Jurong West Nantah Arch
- Kallang National Stadium
- Kampong Lorong Buangkok
- Kampong Silat SIT Flats
- Karikal Mahal
- Katong Park Guard Sculptures
- Keppel Hill Reservoir
- Kim Keat Dinosaur Playground
- Lim Chu Kang Pier
- Lorong Chuan Overhead Bridge
- MacAlister Terrace
- MacPherson Mamak Shop
- Marine Parade Sea Breeze Lodge
- Marsiling Underpass
- Maxwell Chambers & Maxwell Chambers Suites
- Mount Sophia Tower House
- Nee Soon Post Office
- Neo Tiew Estate
- Old Bus Stops/Street Name Signage
- Old Changi Hospital
- Old Kallang Airport
- Old Tan Tock Seng Hospital
- Pasir Panjang Fort/Labrador Battery
- Pearl’s Hill Police Operational Headquarters
- People’s Park Complex
- Portsdown, Seletar & Sembawang Colonial Houses
- Pulau Ubin
- Punggol Matilda House
- Queenstown/Queensway Cinema
- Rochor Centre Coloured Flats
- Seletar Camp & Old Lamp Posts
- Sembawang Hill Estate Taxi Service Stand
- Sembawang Hot Spring
- Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack
- Sentosa Fort Serapong
- Siglap Blocks
- Simei Beauties’ Portraits
- Singapore En-Bloc Flats
- Singapore Railway
- Sungei Road Thieves’ Market
- Taman Jurong “H-Shaped” JTC Flats
- Tanglin Barracks
- Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel
- Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
- Tiong Bahru Bird Singing Corner
- Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
- Tuas Television World
- Upper Seletar Reservoir
- Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
- Upper Thomson Secondary & Other Abandoned Schools
- View Road Mental Hospital
- Whampoa Dragon Fountain
- Woodlands Camps/Kranji Army Barracks
- Yan Kit Swimming Complex
- Zion Road Blue Flats
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Author Archives: Remember Singapore
Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Chong Pang Village
Chong Pang, the name of a bustling neigbourhood at Yishun, reminds the older generation of Singaporeans of another lively village of the same name, a forgotten one that used to exist near the present-day Sembawang MRT Station. The renaming of … Continue reading
The Vanished Colourful Landmark of Rochor
The colourful Rochor Centre flats, previously bounded by Rochor Road, Ophir Road and Queen Street, had seen their demolition completed. Motorists could no longer see the eye-catching landmark on their ways along the busy Rochor Road and Ophir Road. The … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Fu Lu Shou Complex, Housing And Development Board, Interim Upgrading Programme, Kelantan Complex, Little Johor, North-South Corridor, Ophir Road, Queen Street, Queen Street Bus Terminal, Queen Street Taxi Terminal, Rochor Centre, Rochor Road, Sim Lim Square, Sim Lim Tower, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Tanjong Pagar Plaza
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Sembawang’s Kampong Mosque and Former Coastal Villages
Located in the secondary forest at the corner of Sembawang is an old mosque called Masjid Petempatan Melayu Sembawang. Built in 1963, the mosque served as a place of worship for the Muslim community living at Sembawang. Prior to that, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic, Religious
Tagged Gotong Royong, Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim, Jalan Inggu, Jalan Ketuka, Jalan Mempurong, Jalan Selimang, Jalan Tanjong Irau, Kampong Hailam, Kampong Lobang Bom, Kampong Tanjong Irau, Kampong Tengah, Kampong Tengah Holiday Camp, Kampong Wak Hassan, Lorong Balai, Lorong Nibong, Lorong Resam, Malay Settlement, Masjid Jumah Sembawang, Masjid Kampong Tengah, Masjid Naval Base, Masjid Petempatan Melayu, Mobile Film Unit, People's Association, Petempatan Melayu Sembawang, Pulau Ubin Youth Camp, Sembawang, Sembawang Road, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Sungei Simpang Kiri, Tanah Merah Youth Camp, Tanjong Irau Beach, Wak Hassan Bin Ali
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Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – The Arrivals and Their Contributions
Singapore celebrates its bicentennial year, the 200th anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival, in 2019. One of the commemorative events is the setting up of four statues beside the existing Raffles statue along the Singapore River. Although the bicentennial is … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Hikayat Abdullah, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Munshi Abdullah, Munshi Abdullah Avenue, Naraina Pillai, Pillai Road, Raffles Hotel, Raffles Place, Sang Nila Utama, Sang Nila Utama Secondary School, Singapore Bicentennial, Singapore River, Sir Stamford Raffles, Sri Mariamman Temple, Tan Tock Seng, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Temenggong Abdul Rahman
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Enter a World of Advertisement in Old Singapore (Part 2)
The National Library’s “Selling Dreams: Early Advertising in Singapore” exhibition features many advertising materials from the 1830s to 1960s, with snippets of information about the advertisers and their publications, their dreams and aspirations, as well as the way the changes … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Advertising And Publicity Bureau, Anchor Beer, Bata Shoe Company, Brand's Essence, C.F. Young Publicity, Carlsberg, Cathay Advertising, Cathay Hotel, Chow Kit & Co, Cold Storage Creameries, Datsun Bluebird, F&N, Federated Malay States Railway, Ford Cortina, Framroz & Co, Fraser And Neave, General Electric Company, Horlicks, Huntley & Palmers, John Little, Jubilee Cafe & Restaurant, Komala Vilas, Malayan Airways, Malayan Motors Limited, Medicines (Advertisement And Sale) Ordinance, Milo, Morphy-Richards, Morris Cars, National, National Library, Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Red Lion, Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Sale, Scott's Emulsion, Second World War, Selling Dreams Early Advertising In Singapore, Seven Seas, Singapore 1960s, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore Sling, Spicer & Robinson, The Borneo Company, Tiger Beer, Twin Birds, Whiteaway Laidlaw
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The Lone HDB Block at Moulmein
Standing at the junction of Moulmein Road and Exit 7A of the Central Expressway (CTE), Block 69 cuts a lonely figure, being the only Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat in the vicinity. It was an unusual scene, as HDB … Continue reading
The Idyllic Days of Changi Creek and Villages
Singapore has many rivers and waterways, one of which is Sungei Changi, also commonly known as Changi Creek (creek refers to a narrow, sheltered waterway), a short river situated at the northeastern part of Singapore. The Changi area, by the … Continue reading
Posted in Exotic, Nostalgic
Tagged Ayer Gemuroh Malay School, Changi Airport, Changi Creek, Changi Creek Reservoir, Changi Village, Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home, Cheshire Home, Children's Society Convalescent Home, Crippled Children's Home, Kampong Ayer Gemuroh, Kampong Beting Kusa, Kampong Tanah Merah Besar, Nicoll Drive, Public Works Department, Singapore 1970s, Sir John Nicoll, Telok Paku Road
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A Short History of Tampines Road – Busy Junction, Customs Station and Illegal Alcohol
There are a couple of old buildings along Tampines Road, near its junction with Upper Serangoon Road, that seem out of place standing among the new developments in the vicinity. They were the former Customs Station and Quarters, more than … Continue reading
Posted in Historic
Tagged Customs And Excise Department, Customs Operations Command Building, Empire Theatre, Jalan Hock Chye, Jalan Teliti, Land Division, Land Squads, Lim Tua Tow Market, Lorong Basapah, Simon Road Market, Somapah Serangoon Village, Stars Of Kovan, Tampines Road, Upper Serangoon Road, Zenith Theatre
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From Old Cemetery to Vibrant New Town; A Peck San Theng Heritage Gallery
After two years of conceptualisation, and supported by the National Heritage Board, the Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng Heritage Gallery was officially opened in June 2018, showcasing the history of Peck San Theng Cemetery, and its transformation into the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Historic, Religious
Tagged Bishan, Bishan MRT Station, Boey Ah Sam, Boey Nam Sooi, Cao Ya Zhi, Cheng San Teng, Housing And Development Board, Kampong San Teng, Kwong Wai Siew, Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng Heritage Gallery, Loh Poh Lum, Loke Yah Teng, Ng Sing Phang, Peck San Tea Pavilion, Peck San Theng, Peck Shan Ting School, Second World War, Singapore Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng Ullambana Festival, Whampoa Hoo Ah Kay, Wong Ah Fook, Yow Ngan Pan
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