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10 Most Recent Articles
- Changi Coast Road Through the Decades July 4, 2026
- A Lost Peranakan Gem at Joo Chiat’s Mangis Road May 29, 2026
- Before Sengkang, There Were Plans for a Seletar New Town April 30, 2026
- Chye Kay Village – History, Memories and Remnants… March 31, 2026
- Searching for the Forgotten Military Insignia Plaques of Gillman Barracks January 30, 2026
- 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
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
- Tan Swee Hoe’s Legacies at Batu Pahat and Singapore
- 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
Closure (Partial) of Tanglin Halt Close
The loop made up of Tanglin Halt Road and Tanglin Halt Close was once the witness of the rise of Singapore’s earliest light industrial development program. When the iconic 10-storey Tanglin Halt flats were built in the early sixties (they … Continue reading
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Tagged Commonwealth Avenue, Commonwealth Drive, Great Malaysia Textile, Jurong Town Corporation, Lee Kah Ngam, Nippon Paint, Roxy Electric Industries, Sekisui Malaysia Company, Setron Televisions, Sheng Hou Enterprises, Tanglin Halt, Tanglin Halt Close, Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate, Tanglin Halt Road, Van Houten Chocolate
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A Tale of Towers and Pagodas
Between the late sixties and mid-seventies, four lookout towers, including one pagoda, were built in Singapore. Two of them are located at the western side of Singapore (Jurong Hill and Chinese Garden), while the other two are at Toa Payoh … Continue reading
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Tagged Bukit Peropok, Chinese Garden, Goh Keng Swee, Housing And Development Board, Jelutong Tower, Jurong Hill, Jurong Hilltop Restaurant, Jurong Town Corporation, MacRitchie Reservoir, Mount Vernon, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Ru Yun Ta, Sentosa, Southeast Asian Peninsula Games, Tanjong Rhu Lookout Tower, Tiger Sky Tower, Toa Payoh Town Garden, Upper Seletar Reservoir, VIP Hill, Yishun Pond Park
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Vanished Traditional Teochew Games
The older Teochew folks in Singapore may have known the game called ngeow cher kay chow kia (老鼠嫁女儿). It was an old Teochew game said to have brought over to Singapore from China during the pre-war era. The name of … Continue reading
Sloane Court Hotel and other Former Hotels of Singapore
Located along Balmoral Road at the prime district 10 vicinity, Sloane Court Hotel became the latest hotel in Singapore to end its business. It was recently acquired by Tiong Seng Holdings and Ocean Sky International for $80 million; its site … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelphi Hotel, Amber Close, ANA Hotel, Anson Road, Apollo Hotel, Armenian Street, Asian Currency Crisis, Balmoral Road, Bellevue Hotel, Berkeley Restaurant, Boulevard Hotel, Cairnhill Hotel, Caledonian Hotel, Century Park Sheraton Hotel, Cockpit Hotel, Coleman Street, Copthorne Orchard Hotel, Crown Prince Hotel, Cuscaden Road, Dai-Ichi Hotel, Duke Hotel, Dunearn Road, Dutronquoy's Hotel, Embassy Hotel, Eu Tong Sen Street, Furama Riverfront Singapore, Garden Hotel, Gaston Dutronquoy, Goodwood Park Hotel, Grand Hotel de l’Europe, Grand Park Orchard, Great Southern Hotel, Havelock Road, Hong Leong Group, Hotel Ambassador, Hotel De La Paix, Hotel Malaysia, Hotel New Hong Kong, Hotel Van Wijk, Jalan Rumbia, Katong Park Hotel, Khoo Teck Puat, Kwek Hong Png, Lion City Hotel, London Hotel, M Hotel, Marco Polo Hotel, Mayfair City Hotel, Mayfair Hotel, Merlin Hotel, Ming Court Hotel, Nam Tin, Nassim Road, New 7th Storey Hotel, Ng Teng Fong, Novotel Orchid Inn, Oberoi Imperial Hotel, Orchard Road, Orchid Inn, Raffles Hotel, River Valley Road, Rochor Road, Sea View Hotel, Singapura Forum Hotel, Sloane Court Hotel, Tanglin Circus, Tanglin Road, The Imperial, The Light At Cairnhill, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Yu Kwok Chun, Yue Hwa Chinese Products
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Changes in the City – Afro-Asia Building
One of the oldest office buildings at the Central Business District (CBD), the Afro-Asia Building will be demolished and replaced by a new 19-storey tower that is expected to cost $320 million in construction. The current Afro-Asia Building, owned by … Continue reading
A Final Look at the Old Woodlands Town Centre
The Old Woodlands Town Centre was closed on 30 November 2017, after 37 years. The small town centre, with six blocks of low-rise flats (1A-6A), was situated only 500m away from the causeway. Hence, for decades, the Old Woodlands Town … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 1990s, Bukit Timah Expressway, Causeway, Emporium Holdings, Housing And Development Board, Johor, Kampong Fatimah, Malaysian Railway Line, Mass Rapid Transit, Old Woodlands Town Centre, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Woodlands Immigration Complex, Woodlands New Town, Woodlands Square, Woodlands Town Centre Merchants' Association, Woodlands Town Garden
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Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part 2) – Waterloo Street
One of Singapore’s oldest streets, Waterloo Street came into existence as early as the mid-19th century. It was originally known as Church Street, but there was a clash of names as there was another Church Street at Raffles Place. Hence, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic, Religious
Tagged Albert Mall, Baba Malay Church, Battle Of Waterloo, Bencoolen Street, Bras Basah Road, Cheng Yan Court, Church Of Our Lady Of Lourdes, Church Of Saints Peter & Paul, Church Street, Dance Ensemble Singapore, Duke Of Wellington, Father Pierre Paris, Hanuman Beem Singh, Housing And Development Board, Joognee Ammal, Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Maha Kumbabishegam, Middle Road Church, North Bridge Road, Prinsep Street, Queen Street, Rochor Canal, Selegie Road, Si Beh Lor, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Calligraphy Centre, Singapore River, Sir Krishnan Temple, St Joseph’s Institution, Sungei Rochor, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Vayloo Pakirisamy Pillai, Victoria Street, Waterloo Street, William Girdlestone Shellabear
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The Disappearance of the Historic Hallpike Street
Hallpike Street was previously a little known road that once existed between High Street and North Boat Quay. But the road had a significant history that goes back to the 19th century. Located near to the recorded landing site of … Continue reading
Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Seng Poh Road Market
In the late 1940s, Tiong Bahru was recovering from the horrors of the Second World War. Jobs were scarce, so many turned to street hawking. A new market emerged at Tiong Bahru, converted from two old shophouses in the vicinity. … Continue reading
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