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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
Singapore’s Most Recognisable Logos, Then and Now (Part 1)
A logo is more than a graphic design. It is a visual representation of a brand, business or product. For organisations and companies, it is a corporate symbol that reflects their image, efficiency and reliability. A well-designed logo can be … Continue reading
Stirling Road and Singapore’s Oldest HDB Flats
For the longtime residents at Stirling Road, more than six decades have passed in a blink of eye. Prior to the fifties, this area was made up of swampland, plantations and burial ground. Then came development when the Singapore Improvement … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgic
Tagged Baharuddin Vocational Institute, Commonwealth MRT Station, Housing And Development Board, Management Development Institute of Singapore, Masjid Mujahidin, Mei Chin Road, Mei Ling Street, Queenstown, Queenstown Sports Complex, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Singapore 1960s, Singapore Improvement Trust, Stirling Road, Zi Yean Food Centre
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The Beginning and End of Lim Chu Kang “Runway”
Lim Chu Kang Road used to be a long curvy road. In the mid-eighties, a new straightened stretch of Lim Chu Kang Road was built, and, over the years, became known as the Lim Chu Kang “Runway”. The former curved … Continue reading
Landmarks of Yesteryears – Whampoa Ice House
The old godown with Victorian wrought-iron balustrades was a landmark along the Singapore River for more than a century. It was the Whampoa Ice House, Singapore’s first ice house that opened in 1854. Hoo Ah Kay (1816-1880), better known as … Continue reading
Posted in General, Historic, Nostalgic
Tagged Cold Storage, Federick Tudor, New Singapore Ice Works, North Boat Quay, Preservation of Monuments Board, River Valley Road, Singapore Ice Works, Singapore River, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Straits Ice Company, Tudor Ice, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Whampoa Ice House
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The Forgotten Legacy of Chui Eng Free School
Located at Amoy Street, Chui Eng Free School (萃英书院) was established by the Hokkien Huay Kuan in 1854 with endowment from Tan Kim Seng (陈金声, 1805-1864), a wealthy Peranakan businessman and philanthropist who had donated generously to the education causes and … Continue reading
Tanglin Shopping Centre’s 52-Year Legacy at Orchard Road
Opened in 1972, Tanglin Shopping Centre was one of Orchard Road’s earliest retail landmarks. Until its closure and demolition in 2024, it had witnessed, for more than half a century, the development and progress of Singapore’s most famous shopping belt. … Continue reading
Tong Nam Tobacco and the Rise and Fall of Local Cigarette Producers
Along MacPherson Road, at its junction with Harvey Road, is a white double-storey shophouse that was once one of Singapore’s major cigarette manufacturers. This was the former factory of Tong Nam Tobacco Company (东南烟草公司). Tong Nam Tobacco Tobacco companies existed … Continue reading
Posted in Historic
Tagged Chop Wing San, Harvey Road, Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy, Kwong Hang Ho, MacPherson Road, North Canal Road, Overseas Tobacco Company, Primary Production Department, Second World War, Singapore 1950s, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Syonan Tokubetu-si Tobacco Manufacturing Association, Tong Nam Tobacco
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Reminiscing the Rustic Charm of Ulu Sembawang
Ulu Sembawang in the eighties remained a rustic, countryside-like place, seemingly isolated from the rest of Singapore that had seen rapid urbanisation over the years. Jalan Ulu Sembawang, the main route in the area, wound through a large part of … Continue reading
Posted in Exotic, Historic, Nostalgic
Tagged Bukit Sembawang Estates, Canberra Community Centre, Cheah Moi Moi, Cheng Chi School, Chong Pang Community Centre, Chong Pang Village, Chong Sin Road, Chung Yee School, Church of St Anthony of Padua, Fu Xing Tang Temple, Housing And Development Board, Hua Mien School, Huang Long Community Centre, Jalan Kuala Sempang, Jalan Pasar Sembawang, Jalan Ulu Seletar, Jalan Ulu Sembawang, Jalan Ulu Sembawang (2km) Community Centre, Jalan Ulu Sembawang (3km) Community Centre, Lorong Chikar, Lorong Chuntum, Lorong Gambas, Lorong Lada Hitam, Lorong Lada Merah, Lorong Lada Padi, Lorong Maha, Lorong Pikat, Mandai Catholic Village, Mandai Hokkien Cemetery, Mandai Road, Mandai Tekong Community Centre, Mandai Tekong Village, Methodist Tamil School, Min Cheng School, Ng Tiong Choon Seafood Restaurant, Public Works Department, Registry Of Vehicles, Semangat Ayer Limited, Sembawang, Sembawang Road, Sin Hwa Chinese School, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Rural Board, St. Anthony's Church, Stephen Lee Road, Sungei Simpang Village, Ulu Sembawang Park Connector
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Singapore’s 182 Years of Horse Racing Reaches the Finishing Line
On 5 October 2024, a 10,000-strong crowd turned up to witness Singapore’s final horse races held at the Singapore Turf Club’s Kranji racecourse. As the horses raced past the finishing line, it marked the end of a long and glorious … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Al's Knight, Better Be The One, Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah Turf Club, Bukit Turf Club, Farrer Park, Fun for All Under the Stars, Herman Ronald Hochstadt, Kranji, Kranji MRT Station, Magnum Force, Nightyfive Emperor, Race Course Road, Rocket Man, Singapore 1990s, Singapore 2000s, Singapore Turf Club, SR Nathan, Storm Racer, Turf City
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