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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
Goodbye Bukit Timah Market and Hawker Centre
On the last day of September 2024, the Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre will be officially closed, spelling the end of its history that spans almost half a century. Built in 1975 at a cost of $1.4 million, the … Continue reading
Our Favourite Soft Drinks of Yesteryears
We used to call our favourite soft drinks bok zwee or hor lan zwee (“bottled water” or “Holland water” in Hokkien), or ang sai that refers to Fraser & Neave (F&N) orange juice (“red lion” in Hokkien; referring to the F&N … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgic
Tagged 7-Up, Amoy Canning, Bubble Up, Canada Dry, Cherry Coke, Cold Storage, Dixon, Eastern Aerated Water, Eastern Cola, Fanta Fruitade, Fanta Orange, Fanta Strawberry, Fido Dido, Framroz, Fraser Neave, Green Spot, Harbour Aerated Water Factory, Imperial Aerated Water Company, Kickapoo Joy Juice, Mirinda, National Aerated Water Company, Navroji Rustamji Mistri, Oriental Aerated Water Factory, Phirozshaw Manekji Framroz, Phoenix Aerated Water Works, Popular Aerated Water Works, RC Cola, Royal Crown Cola, Seletar Springs, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, Singapore Hot Spring Limited, Sprite, The Straits Aerated Water Company, Universal Aerated Water Factory, Yeo Hiap Seng
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Nostalgic Memories of East Coast’s Road Safety Park
To many, the Road Safety Park (present-day Road Safety Community Park) brings back fond nostalgic memories of their fun school excursions and carefree student days. More than a million local students had played the traffic games held at this 4-hectare … Continue reading
Old Hill Street Police Station, the Iconic Colourful Landmark by the Singapore River
Originally called the Hill Street Police Station and Barracks, the majestic six-storey Neoclassical-style colonial building was Singapore’s largest government building when it was completed at a cost of about $634,000 in 1934. It was dubbed by the British as one … Continue reading
Posted in General, Historic
Tagged Coleman Bridge, Frank Dorrington Ward, Harold Fairburn, High Street, Hill Street, Hill Street Building, Hill Street Police Station, MICA Building, Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of Culture Community and Youth, Ministry of Information and The Arts, Ministry of Information Communications and the Arts, MITA Building, National Archives of Singapore, Old Hill Street Police Station, Public Works Department, River Valley Road, Singapore Police Creche, Singapore River
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End of the Road for Trishaws in Singapore
The First Trishaws According to Singapore Infopedia, trishaws were first introduced in Singapore in 1914 as an improvised version to the two-wheel rickshaws. It had side chairs bolted to tricycle frames, and could be pedalled like bicycles. An American company … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgic
Tagged Japanese Occupation, Municipal Commission, Registry Of Vehicles, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, Singapore Rick and Trishaw Workers' Union, Singapore Rickshaw Owner's Association, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Singapore Trishaw Labour Union, Singapore Trishaw Owner's Association, Trishaw Uncle
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Exploring the Marsiling Tunnels
Hidden in a small forested hill at Marsiling, the Marsiling Tunnels refer to a mysterious underground bunker when they were rediscovered in the early 2000s. It turned out to be the Woodlands North Depot, an oil reserve station built by … Continue reading
Sago Lane’s Grim History of “Death Houses”
According to a 1840s map, Sago Street appeared earlier than Sago Lane. Sago Street was located at the westernmost boundary of the Chinatown area, a Chinese precinct created as part of the British’s town planning and ethnic segregation in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Almeida Street, Banda Street, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Bukit Pasoh, Chinatown, Chinatown Complex, Chinese Death House, Chinese Middle School Riots, Dickinson Hill, Hong Lim Complex, Housing And Development Board, Kreta Ayer Community Centre, Kreta Ayer Complex, Kreta Ayer People's Theatre, Mosque Street, Pagoda Street, Sago Lane, Sago Street, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Smith Street, Temple Street, Upper Chin Chew Street, Upper Hokien Street, Upper Macao Street, Upper Nankin Street, Upper Pickering Street
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Doors Shuttered for Good for Peace Centre
Peace Centre was born in the early seventies, a period where many skyscrapers popped up in the city and downtown areas of Singapore. Towering commercial complexes costing tens of millions of dollars were built at blistering pace; some examples were … Continue reading
A Last Look at Turf City
Turf City was officially closed on 31 December 2023, after a brief history that lasted slightly more than two decades. It had been existing on borrowed time, as the site was safeguarded for future residential use since the Master Plan … Continue reading
Rejuvenation of the Old Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex
Right after the tearing down of the old Toa Payoh Swimming Complex, another old public swimming complex will also be walking into history. The old Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex is currently undergoing demolition, as part of the rejuvenation plans … Continue reading
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