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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
Sungei Road Thieves’ Market – From Beginning Till the End
It was popularly known as Sungei Road Thieves’ Market, or Sungei Road Flea Market. In the past, it was also known as gek sng kio (“frosted bridge” in Hokkien and Teochew, referring to the former Singapore Ice Works in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic, Nostalgic
Tagged Association For The Recycling Of Second Hand Goods, Gek Sng Kio, Jalan Besar MRT Station, Kelantan Road, Pasar Lane, Pitt Road, Robinson Petang, Rochor River, Singapore Ice Works, Sungei Road, Sungei Road Flea Market, Sungei Road Thieves' Market
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Distant Memories of the Big Splash
The former Big Splash tower, once an iconic landmark at East Coast Park, is slated for demolition after almost 40 years of existence. Many Singaporeans would have fond memories of Big Splash – its slides, pools and restaurants – as … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Big Splash, CN West Leisure Park, East Coast Parkway, Goldhill Properties, Japanese Garden Road, Jurong Watersports Complex Pte Ltd, Mitsukoshi Garden, Park And Recreation Department, Seafood International Market & Restaurant, Singapore Aquatic Sports Pte Ltd, Yamakuni Iron Company
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McNair Road, Townerville and the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital
Along McNair Road is an interesting sight, where the prewar terrace houses meet the modern public flats in an interesting mix of old and new architecture. Townerville, the prominent landmark of the McNair/Towner vicinity, refers to the rows of double-storey … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, General, Historic
Tagged Balestier Junior Technical Trade School, Central Expressway, Central Sikh Temple, Guru Nanak, Housing And Development Board, Institute Of Technical Education, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, Lazarus Rayman, May Primary School, May Road, McNair Road, McNair Road School, Ministry of Education, Movement For The Intellectually Disabled Of Singapore, National Heritage Board, Ng Teng Fong, Northlight School, Precision Engineering Institute, Rainbow Centre Balestier Special School, Rangoon Road Primary School, Rayman Estate, Shitoryu Karate Association, Silat Road Sikh Temple, Singapore Boys' Hostel, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Karate Association, Singapore Vocational Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Towner Primary School, Towner Road, Townerville, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Vocational And Industrial Training Board, Wadda Gurdwara, Wee Kim Wee
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Remembrance of Othman Wok (1924-2017), Singapore’s First Malay Minister
One of Singapore’s early Cabinet ministers and old guards (first generation of the People’s Action Party (PAP)), Othman Wok was perhaps best known for his active participation and contributions to the nation’s social development and welfare of the local Malay … Continue reading
Posted in General, Historic
Tagged Administration Of Muslim Law Act, Central Provident Fund, Federation of Malaysia, Housing And Development Board, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, Masjid Muhajirin, Minister For Social Affairs, Mosque Building Fund, National Service, National Stadium, Othman Wok, Pasir Panjang, People's Action Party, Racial Riots 1964, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Printing Employees Union, Tuan Haji Othman Bin Wok, United Malays National Organisation, Utusan Melayu
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Broadcasts, Dramas and Dreams… Caldecott Hill in 80 Years
Singapore’s broadcasting history officially started in 1935, 82 years ago, when the British Malayan Broadcasting Company (BMBC) was set up at Caldecott Hill. However, the first commercial wireless station had already existed in Singapore as early as 1915. In 1924, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Amateur Wireless Society Of Malaya, Arriflex BL, Arts Central, British Broadcasting Corporation, British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service, British Malayan Broadcasting Company, Caldecott Hill, Caldecott Hill Estate, Channel 12, Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel NewsAsia, Chitiram Pesuthadi, Fog Over Nanyang, Fogden Brisbane And Co., Japanese Occupation, Kids Central, Lee Kuan Yew, Malayan Broadcasting Corporation, Malaysia Cup, Marconi Mk IV, MediaCorp Singapore, Ministry of Culture, Navroji Mistri, Premier 12, Prime 12, Radio Corporation Of Singapore, Radio Malaya, Radio Malaysia, Radio Singapura, Radio Television Singapura, Science & Industry Quiz, Second World War, Sharp Night, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, Singapore International Media, Singapore Television Twelve, Sir Shenton Thomas, Suria, Syonan Hoso Kyoku, Talentime, Television Corporation Of Singapore, The Awakening, Vasantham Central, Voice Of Britain
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A Brief Jewish History in Singapore
After the British East India Company established Singapore as a trading post in 1819, various trading communities began to arrive and settle on the island, one of which was the Jewish community. Although there was only a handful of them … Continue reading
Posted in Historic
Tagged Abdullah Shooker, Abraham Solomon, Amber Road, Ashkenasi Jews, Belle Vue, Boat Quay, British East India Company, Changi Gaol, Chesed-El Synagogue, David Elias, David Elias Building, David Marshall, Dhoby Ghaut, Elias Road, Ellison Building, Fort Canning, Issac Ellison, Jacob Ballas, Jacob Ballas Centre, Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, Japanese Occupation, Jewish Cemetery, Maghain Aboth Synagogue, Manasseh Meyer, Meyer Road, Middle Road, Mount Sophia Conservation Area, Mount Sopia, North Bridge Road, Old Cemetery, Oriental Jews, Second World War, Selegie Road, Sephardi Jews, Short Street, Sime Road Camp, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Solomon Street, Star Of David, Swan & Maclaren, Synagogue Street, Wilkie Road
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15 February – A Trip to The Bukit Batok Memorial
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore. During Japan’s invasion of Singapore, one of the fiercest battles between the Allied troops and the aggressors took place at the Bukit Timah area. It was also near the former … Continue reading
Singapore Trivia – The Tree of One Tree Hill
At the prime district of Orchard lies a road with an interesting name – One Tree Hill. Located off Grange Road, the 500m-long road is home to rows of private residences and condominiums today. But in the 19th century, it … Continue reading
Tales of Kampongs at Old Upper Thomson Road
In the sixties and seventies, the long meandering Old Upper Thomson Road was well-known as a racing circuit for the popular Singapore Grand Prix. A lesser known fact is that it was also home to some long forgotten villages, some … Continue reading
Posted in Exotic, Historic
Tagged Hainan Village, Jalan Belang, Lorong Pelita, Old Upper Thomson Road, Public Utilities Board, Rambutan Plantation, Seah Eu Chin, Second World War, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore Grand Prix, Survey Production Centre, Thomson Nature Park, Upper Thomson Road
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Those Years When We Played Arcade Games Together
After 18 years of operation at Bugis Junction, the Virtualand will be closing their flagship outlet in January 2017. It is hardly surprising, as the popularity of arcades has been gradually declining since the early 2000s, challenged by the rise … Continue reading
Posted in General, Nostalgic
Tagged Ang Mo Kio, Arcadia, Astropolis, Automobile Association of Singapore, Bedok, Big Mac Centre, Bugis Junction, Circus Circus, Country Funworld, Daytona USA, Devan Nair, E-Zone, Empress Theatre, Fun Plus, Funan Centre, Funland, Genie Funland, Initial D Arcade Stage, Jackie Fun World, King of Fighters, Magic Land, Manx TT Super Bike, Marina South, Ministry of Culture, Mortal Kombat, Paco Fun World, Parklane Shopping Mall, Singapore Armed Forces Reservists' Association, Street Fighters, Suppiah Dhanabalan, The Wonderful World of Whimsy, Time Zone, Uncle Ringo, Virtua Cop, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Striker, Virtualand, Wrestlefest, Wywy WonderSpace
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